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Slab

/slæb/

A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.

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📖 Definitions of "Slab"

noun

1
A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
2
A paving stone; a flagstone.
3
A carton containing 24 cans of beer.
4
An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.

verb

1
To make something into a slab.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slab"

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Word	Definition
bricknoun	(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
tilenoun	A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
pavingnoun	The hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.
monolithnoun	(also attributively and figurative) Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure.
plaquenoun	(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).
headstonenoun	A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
tablenoun	(countable) Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
blocknoun	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
padnoun	A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
ballnoun	A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
slicenoun	A thin, broad piece cut off.
marblenoun	(uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
nameplatenoun	A plate or plaque inscribed with a name.
platenoun	A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
flatnoun	Having no variations in height.
badgenoun	A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
platingnoun	The presentation of food that is ready to be served.
placardnoun	A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
piecenoun	A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
chunknoun	A large or substantial portion of something.