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tabs

tab
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tab]
    • /tæb/
    • /tæb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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

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Synonyms for tabs

noun tabs

  • lsd — drug: lysergic acid diethylamide
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  • 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.

verb tabs

  • arrests — Plural form of arrest.
  • assigns — Plural form of assign.
  • calenders — Plural form of calender.
  • earmarks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earmark.
  • gaffs — Plural form of gaff.

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