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cab¹
- /kæb/
Rhymes with -æb
Where it comes from
Clipping of cabriolet.
noun cabs
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A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
Similar: driver's compartment
- A similar compartment in other vehicles. Dad looked up to catch sight of the man in the crane’s cab. He knew that DEVILISH smirk anywhere. It was Fingers.
- A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.
- Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet. Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed me and give me water. In the afternoon I was put into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see if the collar and bridle fitted comfortably, as if he had been John Manly over again. When the crupper was let out a hole or
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Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.
a cab ride
Similar: taxi
verb cabs · cabbing · cabbed
- To travel by taxicab.
cab²
- /kæb/
Rhymes with -æb
Where it comes from
From Hebrew קב (káv).
noun cabs · kab
- A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure. […] in the famine of Samaria […] the fourth part of a cab of pigeon's dung was sold for five pieces of silver […]
cab³
- /kæb/
Rhymes with -æb
Where it comes from
Clipping of cabinet.
noun cabs
- An arcade cabinet, the unit in which a video game is housed in a gaming arcade.
- Clipping of cabinet file (“a compressed library archive file”).
cab⁴
- /kæb/
Rhymes with -æb
Where it comes from
Clipping of cabernet sauvignon
noun cabs
- Short for cabernet sauvignon
cab⁵
- /kæb/
Rhymes with -æb
noun cabs
- Alternative form of Cab
CAB⁶
proper noun
- Initialism of Civil Aeronautics Board
- Initialism of Citizens Advice Bureau
- Initialism of Criminal Assets Bureau
- Initialism of Combat Action Badge
- The station code of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong.
noun CABs
- Initialism of chest compressions, airway and breathing.
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Initialism of Cognition, Affect, and Behavior.
Similar: ABC
- Initialism of caffeinated alcoholic beverage
Cab⁷
Where it comes from
Clipping of Cabernet Sauvignon.
noun Cabs
- Abbreviation of Cabernet Sauvignon wine “So you're drinking some Cabs then, right?” she asked. ¶ I told her that indeed I was. […] Cabernet Sauvignon grows just about anywhere; nearly every wine-growing country has its Cab.
Cab⁸
Where it comes from
Clipping of Caballero. From Steve Caballero, professional skateboarder. From Spanish Caballero.
noun Cabs · cab
- A type of aerial spin; a switch frontside rotation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: taxicab, taxi, cabriolet, hack, berth, car, cabbie, truck, cockpit, chauffeur, driver, wagon, carriage, hansom, fiacre, cart
Translations
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noun compartment
| Español | cabina |
|---|---|
| Português | cabine, boleia |
| Deutsch | Führerhaus, Fahrerhaus, Führerkabine, Fahrerkabine |
| Italiano | cabina |
| Русский | каби́на kabína |
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