Check Dictionary

Find out more about word, its definitions etc.

Valid in these dictionaries

TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of stab

1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  stab
      n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab
           of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: {pang},
           {stab}, {twinge}]
      2: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument;
         "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: {stab},
         {thrust}, {knife thrust}]
      3: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his
         best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {shot},
         {stab}]
      v 1: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn:
           {knife}, {stab}]
      2: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket
         knife" [syn: {stab}, {jab}]
      3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
         [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

Use this dictionary checker to learn more about a word - find out its meaning and also make sure whether that word is a valid word in any of these dictionaries (used by popular word games). Here is the list of dictionaries it checks for :

OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
SOWPODS / CSW : UK and the rest of the world uses this dictionary for various word games including scrabble.
ENABLE - This is the default dictionary for Words with Friends.

The dictionary checker is also good at solving any issue with a disputed word when you're playing scramble games gainst your friends or family members. As a bonus, you also learn new words while having fun!

Back to Word Unscrambler