Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 13 compound words that contain tabs. The most common are listed below. Open tabs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- Guitar tabs
- Soft tabs
- cross-tabsplural of cross-tab: A cross tabulation
- pull-tabsplural of pull-tab: The flexible piece of metal on top of a beverage can (for soda pop, beer, etc.) that opens the can when pressed, thus obviating any can opener or church key.
- bread tabsplural of bread tab: A plastic clip used to hold a plastic bag closed by pinching the neck of the bag. Often used for the bags in which sliced bread is packaged.
- trim tabsplural of trim tab: A control surface set within or attached to a larger control surface that provides trim to obtain a desired attitude without constant inputs to the primary control surfaces (e.g., ailerons and rudders).
- keep tabs onTo monitor; to keep track of; to watch.
- preaching tabsSynonym of preaching band: Two bands (strips of linen) worn as formal neckwear by members of the Christian clergy.
- tabs outthird-person singular simple present indicative of tab out: To pay one's tab and leave a bar.
- Alt-Tabsplural of Alt-Tab: A keyboard shortcut in Windows that switches between application-level windows, sorted by most recently active.
- laundry tabsplural of laundry tab: On certain cloth diapers, a tab (usually made from Velcro itself) to which the Velcro straps of the diaper can be sticked (attached) during washing to prevent damaging the straps or hooking onto other pieces of …
- washing tabsplural of washing tab: Synonym of laundry tab (“on certain cloth diapers, a tab (usually made from Velcro itself) to which the Velcro straps of the diaper can be sticked (attached) during washing to prevent damaging the straps or hooking …
- collar tabsplural of collar tab: insignia worn on the collar of a uniform signifying the wearer’s rank and/or branch
- peel tabsplural of peel tab: A small non-adhesive portion of an adhesive label, allowing it to be removed more easily from its backing sheet.
- keeping tabs onsimple past and past participle of keep tabs on
- kept tabs onsimple past of keep tabs on
- keeps tabs onthird-person singular simple present indicative of keep tabs on: To monitor; to keep track of; to watch.
Compound words 13
- tabstopAlternative form of tab stop: On a typewriter, any of the horizontal locations where the carriage movement is halted by mechanical gears.
- crontabsplural of crontab: A table of commands to be executed periodically.
- crosstabsplural of crosstab: Alternative spelling of cross tab; A cross tabulation
- backstabsthird-person singular simple present indicative of backstab: To attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens.
- backtabsplural of backtab: A software-defined key combination to do the reverse of pressing the Tab key, usually Shift+Tab.
- Cantabsplural of Cantab: A graduate of the University of Cambridge.
- constabsplural of constab: A police officer.
- downstabsplural of downstab: An instance of stabbing downward.
- kuttabsplural of kuttab: A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.
- maktabsplural of maktab: A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.