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• stone — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard solid substance ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ hard ▪ rough, smooth ▪ weathered ▪ carve …   Collocations dictionary

• Stone Age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. [1860 65] * * * First known period of… …   Universalium

• slab — [ slæb ] noun count 1. ) a large flat piece of a hard material such as stone or wood: a slab of rock/marble a concrete/stone slab 2. ) slab of a large piece of food: a slab of meat/butter/chocolate A man was eating a huge slab of pizza. 3. ) a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Slab — can refer to:Physical objects and substances* A broad flat square or rectangular piece of wood, stone or other solid material used to construct buildings, pavements, patios, paths, etc: see Paver (flooring) and flagstone. * An outside piece cut… …   Wikipedia

• slab — [slæb] n 1.) a thick flat piece of a hard material such as stone ▪ a concrete slab ▪ paving slabs slab of ▪ They used a slab of concrete as a lid. 2.) slab of cake/chocolate/meat etc a large flat piece of cake etc 3.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• slab|stone — «SLAB STOHN», noun. rock which splits readily into slabs or flags; flagstone …   Useful english dictionary

• Slab — Slab, n. [OE. slabbe, of uncertain origin; perhaps originally meaning, a smooth piece, and akin to slape, Icel. sleipr slippery, and E. slip, v. i.] 1. A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces. Gwilt.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Slab line — Slab Slab, n. [OE. slabbe, of uncertain origin; perhaps originally meaning, a smooth piece, and akin to slape, Icel. sleipr slippery, and E. slip, v. i.] 1. A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• slab — [n] chunk of solid object bar, billet, bit, board, boulder, chip, cut, cutting, hunk, ingot, lump, muck, piece, plate, portion, rod, slice, stave, stick, stone, strip, wedge; concepts 471,835 …   New thesaurus

• slab — ► NOUN 1) a large, thick, flat piece of solid material, in particular stone, concrete, or heavy food. 2) Brit. a table used for laying a body on in a mortuary. 3) an outer piece of timber sawn from a log. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• slab — UK [slæb] / US noun [countable] Word forms slab : singular slab plural slabs 1) a large flat piece of a hard material such as stone or wood a slab of rock/marble a concrete/stone slab 2) a large piece of food slab of: a slab of… …   English dictionary