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slabbed

/slæbd/

Meanings
verb
To make something into a slab.

Examples :

"The carpenter slabbed the large block of wood into a usable tabletop. "
material process

Related Words

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something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

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slab noun

/slæb/

A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.

"The carpenter carefully placed the large slab of granite onto the worktable. "

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make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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tabletop noun

/ˈteɪbəlˌtɑp/ /ˈteɪbəlˌtɒp/

(furniture) the flat, horizontal surface of a table

"We cleared the tabletop after dinner to play a board game. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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usable adjective

/ˈjuː.zə.bəl/

Capable of being used.

"The donated laptop was old, but after a quick repair, it was finally usable again. "

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into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

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carpenter noun

/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/ /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/

A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.

"The carpenter built a new wooden bookshelf for my bedroom. "

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large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "

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wood noun

/wʊd/

The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

"There was lots of wood on the beach."

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block noun

/blɒk/ /blɑk/

A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

"a block of ice"