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US/slæb/
UK/slæb/
a thick, flat piece of stone, wood, concrete or food
In context
The path to the temple is made of large stone slabs.
Workers poured a concrete slab for the floor of the new house.
He served each guest a thick slab of grilled pork with rice.
Words that go with slab
noun + noun
- concrete slabThe car park was built on a huge concrete slab.
- stone slabAn ancient stone slab with Chinese writing was found in the field.
- marble slabThe kitchen counter is a single marble slab.
noun + preposition
- slab ofShe cut a slab of cake for each child.
adjective + noun
- thick slabA thick slab of ice covered the lake.
- huge slabA huge slab of rock fell onto the road after the landslide.