In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory
(noun) a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lab (plural labs)
(colloquial) A laboratory.
(colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Laboratory experiment, test, investigation or result.
lab (plural labs)
(colloquial) A Labrador retriever.
lab (plural labs)
(obsolete) A telltale; a blabber.
• Alb., BAL, BLA, abl., alb
Abbreviation
Lab (plural Labs)
(informal) Diminutive of Labrador (a breed of dog)
Lab
(UK politics) Abbreviation of Labour.
(Canada) Alternative form of Lab. Abbreviation of Labrador. (a region of Canada)
Lab (plural er-noun)
A river in Kosovo
A region of Kosovo
• Llap
• Alb., BAL, BLA, abl., alb
LAB (plural er-noun)
(politics) Abbreviation of Labour Party.
LAB (plural LABs)
(astronomy, galaxy) Initialism of Lyman-alpha blob; also LαB or LaB.
(microbiology, biochemistry) Initialism of lactic acid bacterium.
• 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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.