US /læb/
noun name Freq #1632

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A room or building equipped for scientific work; short for laboratory.

    She spent the afternoon running experiments in the lab.

  2. 2
    noun

    A practical class or experiment, especially in science.

    I dropped my mixture while doing my lab, so I had to start over.

  3. 3
    noun

    A Labrador retriever, a popular breed of dog.

    Their lab loves to fetch sticks at the park.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a room or building equipped... laboratoryresearch lab
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Word family
Forms labs
Derived forms biolabdry-labhacklabhomelablab-grownlabbielabfullabmatelabsidelabwaremedlabminilab

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Lab, from Лаб, from Thracian Alb.

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