English noun: tab | |||
1. | tab (communication) the bill in a restaurant | ||
Samples | He asked the waiter for the check. | ||
Synonyms | check, chit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | account, bill, invoice | ||
2. | tab (communication) sensationalist journalism | ||
Synonyms | tabloid, yellow journalism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | journalism, news media | ||
3. | tab (artifact) the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation | ||
Synonyms | tab key | ||
Broader (hypernym) | key | ||
Part meronym | typewriter keyboard | ||
4. | tab (artifact) a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it | ||
Samples | Pull the tab to open the can. Files with a red tab will be stored separately. The collar has a tab with a button hole. The filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | slip, strip | ||
5. | tab (artifact) a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet | ||
Synonyms | lozenge, pill, tablet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dosage, dose | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bolus, capsule, dragee, sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet | ||