mortuary slab

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• 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 — [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 — ► 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 — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large ▪ They were unloading great slabs of rock. ▪ thick ▪ thick slabs of meat ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• slab — n. a concrete; marble; mortuary; stone slab * * * [slæb] marble mortuary stone slab a concrete …   Combinatory 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

• slab — /slæb / (say slab) noun 1. a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material. 2. → concrete slab. 3. a thick slice of anything: a slab of bread. 4. a rough outside piece cut from a log, as in sawing it into boards. 5.… …  

• slab — noun (C) 1 a thick flat four sided piece of a hard material such as stone: The patio was made of stone slabs. 2 a slab of cake/chocolate etc a large flat piece of cake etc 3 on the slab slang lying dead in a hospital or mortuary …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mortuary — noun Mortuary is used before these nouns: ↑slab …   Collocations dictionary

• Slab — 1. carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer; 2. thousand dollars; $1000; 3. examination or preparation table at a mortuary or morgue …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• slab — Australian Slang 1. carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer; 2. thousand dollars; $1000; 3. examination or preparation table at a mortuary or morgue …   English dialects glossary