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- [tab]
- /tæb/
- /tæb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tab]
- /tæb/
Definitions of tabs word
- noun tabs tabloid (def 1). 1
- noun tabs Slang. a tablet, as of a drug or medication. 1
- verb with object tabs to furnish or ornament with a tab or tabs. 1
- verb with object tabs to name or designate. 1
- verb without object tabs to operate the tab function on a typewriter or computer. 1
- idioms tabs keep tabs / tab on, Informal. to keep an account of; check on; observe: The police kept tabs on the suspect's activities. 1
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Origin of tabs
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; most senses of unknown origin;in def 7 short for tabulator; in def 10 short for tableau; in defs 4, 15 short for table
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Parts of speech for Tabs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tabs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tabs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tabs
noun tabs
- lsd — drug: lysergic acid diethylamide
- mellow yellow — Synonym of bananadine.
- microdot — a photograph reduced to the size of a printed period, used especially to transmit messages, photographs, drawings, etc.
- amounts — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amphetamines — Plural form of amphetamine.
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