Dab vs. Tab

Dabverb

(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

Dabverb

(transitive) To apply a substance in this way.

Dabverb

To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.

Dabverb

(slang) To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.

Dabverb

To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.

Dabnoun

A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.

Dabnoun

(AAVE) A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.

Dabnoun

A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.

Dabnoun

(slang) A small amount of hash oil.

Dabnoun

Fingerprint.

Dabnoun

(dance) A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.

Dabnoun

One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.

Dabnoun

A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.

Dabnoun

(US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.

Dabadverb

With a dab, or sudden contact.

Dabadjective

Bad.

Dabnoun

A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.

Dabnoun

A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.

Dabnoun

A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.

Dabnoun

A small mass of anything soft or moist.

Dabverb

To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.

Dabverb

To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.

Dabnoun

a light touch or stroke

Dabnoun

a small quantity of something moist or soft;

Dabverb

apply (usually a liquid) to a surface;

Dabverb

hit lightly;

Dabverb

press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance

Dabverb

apply (a substance) with light quick strokes

Dabverb

strike with a light blow.

Dabverb

perform a dance move or gesture in which one arm is bent at an angle across the chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned towards the bent elbow

Dabnoun

a small amount of something

Dabnoun

a brief application of a piece of absorbent material to a surface

Dabnoun

a small portion of cannabis oil or resin, or another drug in a highly concentrated form, that can be vaporized or burned and inhaled

Dabnoun

fingerprints

Dabnoun

a small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the North Atlantic.

Dabnoun

a dance move or gesture, originating in hip hop and often performed as part of a celebration, in which one arm is bent at an angle across the upper chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned towards the bent elbow

Tabnoun

A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.

Tabnoun

(slang) An ear.

Tabnoun

A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.

Tabnoun

(GUI) The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.

Tabnoun

(informal) A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.

Tabnoun

A fast march or run with full kit.

Tabnoun

A restaurant bill.

Tabnoun

Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate

Tabnoun

(computing) A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.

Tabnoun

cigarette.

Tabnoun

A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.

Tabnoun

(British slang) A student of Cambridge University.

Tabnoun

(colloquial) A tabloid newspaper.

Tabverb

To affix with tabs; to label.

Tabverb

(computing) To use the Tab key on a computer to advance the cursor or move the input focus, or on a typewriter to advance the carriage.

Tabnoun

The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.

Tabnoun

A tag. See Tag, 2.

Tabnoun

A loop for pulling or lifting something.

Tabnoun

A border of lace or other material, worn on the inner front edge of ladies' bonnets.

Tabnoun

A loose pendent part of a lady's garment; esp., one of a series of pendent squares forming an edge or border.

Tabnoun

a small projecting piece of a file folder, file card, or similar sheet used in a filing system, on which a notation is written to permit convenient search for the folder, card, etc.

Tabnoun

a bill or check for some purchase, as in a restaurant; as, the salesman will pick up the tab.

Tabnoun

a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard which advances the carriage or curser to the next (preset) tab position; - used especially to type or print text or numbers in columns.

Tabnoun

the bill in a restaurant;

Tabnoun

sensationalist journalism

Tabnoun

the key on an electric typewriter that causes a tabulation

Tabnoun

a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it;

Tabnoun

a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

Tabnoun

a small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold, fasten, or manipulate it, or for identification and information.

Tabnoun

a marking on the collar distinguishing an officer of high rank or (formerly) a staff officer.

Tabnoun

a strip or ring of metal attached to the top of a canned drink and pulled to open the can.

Tabnoun

a second or further document or page that can be opened on a spreadsheet or web browser.

Tabnoun

a restaurant bill

Tabnoun

a tally of items ordered in a bar or restaurant

Tabnoun

short for tableau curtains

Tabnoun

a part of a control surface, typically hinged, that modifies the action or response of the surface.

Tabnoun

a cigarette.

Tabnoun

a facility in a word-processing program, or a device on a keyboard, for advancing to a sequence of set positions in tabular work

Tabnoun

a tablet, especially one containing an illicit drug

Tabnoun

a tabloid newspaper

Tabnoun

short for tablature

Tabverb

mark or identify with a projecting piece of material

Tabverb

identify as being of a specified type or suitable for a specified position

Tabverb

use the tab key on a computer or typewriter keyboard

Tabverb

short for tabulate