lab

¹ American  

[lab] / læb /

noun

1. laboratory.

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Lab ² American  

[lab] / læb /

noun

1. Informal. Labrador retriever.

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LAB ³ American  

Or lab

abbreviation

Slang.

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

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lab. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. labor.

2. laboratory.

3. laborer.

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Lab. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Laborite.

2. Labrador.

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Lab. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. politics Labour

2. Labrador

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lab ² British  

/ læb /

noun

1. short for laboratory

2. short for Labrador retriever

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lab. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. laboratory

2. labour

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Etymology

Origin of lab¹

By shortening

Origin of Lab²

By shortening

Origin of LAB³

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

The objects have been taken to Cardiff University's lab.

From BBC

Cutbacks in venture capital and government funding are leaving labs empty and graduates struggling to find jobs, threatening a once reliable path to a high-paying career.

From The Wall Street Journal

The latest storm system transformed the area around the snow lab, Schwartz said, and he is now cautiously optimistic about the rest of the season.

From Los Angeles Times

Here’s what the lab results don’t tell you: Converting a single solar-cell factory to copper takes 18 months.

From MarketWatch

"This was a great example of collaboration across labs and institutes to enable new discoveries in neuroscience."

From Science Daily

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