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- pronunciation:
- taeb
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- keep tabs on, pick up the tab
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a small, flat projection, such as a loop, strap, or flap, used for pulling, hanging, or opening, or as a means of identifying something.
- similar words:
- tag
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| definition 2: |
on a computer screen, a graphic image resembling a flap, which, when clicked on, brings the user to a different page or shows the user navigational options.
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| definition 3: |
shortened form of "tabulator," a typewriter key used to move the carriage a certain number of spaces each time it is pressed, as to form columns, margins, and the like; tab key.
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| definition 4: |
a similar button on a computer keyboard that moves the cursor a set distance each time it is pressed, as along a line of a document being typed, or from field to field in a form.
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| definition 5: |
a point along a line, established by a particular user of a typewriter or computer, where typing is set to begin.
The tabs are set fifteen spaces apart to create the columns on the page. |
| definition 6: |
(informal) a bill, esp. at a bar or restaurant; check.
- similar words:
- bill, check
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| related words: |
charge, cost, label, price |
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| phrase: |
keep tabs on, pick up the tab |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tabs, tabbing, tabbed |
| definition: |
to provide with a tab or tabs.
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| related words: |
label, tag |
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