Synonyms for
Slabs
Definition
a thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or wood, typically rectangular in shape and used for paving or covering a wall or floor.
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Common collocations
- concrete slabs
- stone slabs
- thick slabs
- large slabs
- cut slabs
- laying slabs
- slab of chocolate
Word family
noun slab
Usage note
Slabs typically refer to thick, flat pieces of material like stone, concrete, or metal. Avoid using it for very thin or irregular fragments.
Example sentences
- The garden was covered in slabs of stone.
- We used slabs of wood to make a new tabletop.
- The driveway was paved with concrete slabs.
- The workers stacked the brick slabs to make a wall.
- The patio was made of large, square slabs of stone.
Quotes
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky. And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by. And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, and a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking... (John Masefield)
She walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies; and all that's best of dark and bright meet in her aspect and her eyes... (Lord Byron)
The best way to predict your future is to create it... (Abraham Lincoln)