Is "lab" considered a word?

[her209]

English language gurus...?

 

[JonnyStarks]

As in laboratory or the dog... I think either case is a yes?

 

[loup garou]

Why wouldn't it be?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: loup garou
Why wouldn't it be?

Is "limo" considered a word?

 

[Aves]

The noun lab has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
Synonyms: laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory

 

[Buck Naked]

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[loup garou]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: loup garou
Why wouldn't it be?

Is "limo" considered a word?

Why wouldn't it be?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: loup garou
Why wouldn't it be?

Is "limo" considered a word?

Why wouldn't it be?

Would they be considered abbreviations of a word therefore are not actual words themselves?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: loup garou
Why wouldn't it be?

Is "limo" considered a word?

Why wouldn't it be?

Would they be considered abbreviations of a word therefore are not actual words themselves?

They have entered the vocabulary as regular words...would you consider sonar a word? What about radar?

 

[nineball9]

"lab" is even considered a valid word in the board game Scrabble which does not permit abreviations. From The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 1991 edition:

n pl. -S a laboratory

 

[conehead433]

Lab rat.

 

[yosuke188]

If it's a dog, it's Lab. which is an abbreviation, right?

 

[Dubb]

unless you're talking about LAB colorspace. then it's L-A-B (like how you say RGB or CMYK)

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: loup garou
They have entered the vocabulary as regular words...would you consider sonar a word? What about radar?

Sonar and radar are an abbreviation of multiple words not a single word.

 

[Syringer]

Is dumbass a word?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Is dumbass a word?

No. However, "dumb" and "ass" are words.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: loup garou
They have entered the vocabulary as regular words...would you consider sonar a word? What about radar?

Sonar and radar are an abbreviation of multiple words not a single word.

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[Steve]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Is spider a word?