lab

¹

[lab]

noun

1. laboratory.

Lab

²

[lab]

noun

1. Informal.,  Labrador retriever.

LAB

³

Or lab

abbreviation

Slang.

1. life’s a bitch (used to acknowledge, often dismissively, a difficult or unfair circumstance).

lab.

⁴

abbreviation

1. labor.

2. laboratory.

3. laborer.

Lab.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Laborite.

2. Labrador.

Lab.

¹

abbreviation

1. politics Labour

2. Labrador

lab

²

/ læb /

noun

1. short for laboratory

2. short for Labrador retriever

lab.

³

abbreviation

1. laboratory

2. labour

Word History and Origins

Origin of lab¹

By shortening

Origin of lab²

By shortening

Origin of lab³

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

Freezers, animals, plants and other assets in research labs will continue to be maintained.

From Los Angeles Times

Problems have been identified with both the manufacture of some sunscreens and the integrity of lab testing relied upon to prove their SPF claims.

From BBC

“These are great for classrooms, museums, labs, retail.”

From Los Angeles Times

And then we did “Manhunter,” and we were going to the FBI lab and using the stuff to lift latent prints — all the laboratory stuff.

From Los Angeles Times

I'm led through a series of concrete corridors at Vilnius Tech University, Lithuania; the murals give a Soviet-era vibe, and it seems an unlikely location for a high-tech lab working on a laser communication system.

From BBC

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