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LAB
lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory
(noun) a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lab (plural labs)
(colloquial) A laboratory.
(colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Laboratory experiment, test, investigation or result.
Etymology 2
Noun
lab (plural labs)
(colloquial) A Labrador retriever.
Etymology 3
Noun
lab (plural labs)
(obsolete) A telltale; a blabber.
Anagrams
• Alb., BAL, BLA, abl., alb
Etymology 1
Abbreviation
Noun
Lab (plural Labs)
(informal) Diminutive of Labrador (a breed of dog)
Proper noun
Lab
(UK politics) Abbreviation of Labour.
(Canada) Alternative form of Lab. Abbreviation of Labrador. (a region of Canada)
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Lab (plural er-noun)
A river in Kosovo
A region of Kosovo
Synonyms
• Llap
Anagrams
• Alb., BAL, BLA, abl., alb
Proper noun
LAB (plural er-noun)
(politics) Abbreviation of Labour Party.
Noun
LAB (plural LABs)
(astronomy, galaxy) Initialism of Lyman-alpha blob; also LαB or LaB.
(microbiology, biochemistry) Initialism of lactic acid bacterium.
Anagrams
• Alb., BAL, BLA, abl., alb
Source: Wiktionary
Lab, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OD. labben to babble.]
Definition: To prate; to gossip; to babble; to blab. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Lab, n.
Definition: A telltale; a prater; a blabber. [Obs.] "I am no lab." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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