slab
noun
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
slabs
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pluralof slab.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof slab (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
slabnouna broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
Example Sentences
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The selection of masonry also include stone floor slabs.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Rather than forming one unbroken sheet, Arctic sea ice is divided into separate slabs known as floes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
We ate thick slices with cold salted butter — not so much smeared across the crumb as laid on in pale slabs, because patience has never been a prerequisite for breakfast.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Buzzing slabs of distorted guitar collide with piano, accordion and harmonica, filling all available sonic space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
His wives had slabs of brown marble off of washstands.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
