lab B1 Topic:Science & Research US /læb/ See IPA manual Freq #1632 Meanings 1 noun A room or building equipped for scientific work; short for laboratory. She spent the afternoon running experiments in the lab. 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 noun A Labrador retriever, a popular breed of dog. Their lab loves to fetch sticks at the park. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a room or building equipped... laboratoryresearch lab More llap Word family Forms labs Derived forms biolabdry-labhacklabhomelablab-grownlabbielabfullabmatelabsidelabwaremedlabminilab Common collocations research lab Noun + noun Etymology From Serbo-Croatian Lab, from Лаб, from Thracian Alb. Lab sh View etymology graph -> Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lab **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /læb/ **Frequency rank:** 1632 ## Meanings 1. A room or building equipped for scientific work; short for laboratory. 2. A practical class or experiment, especially in science. 3. A Labrador retriever, a popular breed of dog. ## Examples - She spent the afternoon running experiments in the lab. - I dropped my mixture while doing my lab, so I had to start over. - Their lab loves to fetch sticks at the park. ## Synonyms - llap ## Derived Forms - biolab - dry-lab - hacklab - homelab - lab-grown - labbie - labful - labmate - labside - labware - medlab - minilab ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Lab ## Etymology From Serbo-Croatian Lab, from Лаб, from Thracian Alb. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown