cab
/kæb/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
noun
A similar compartment in other vehicles.
noun
A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.
noun
Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.
noun
A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure.
Example Sentences
- "Dad looked up to catch sight of the man in the crane’s cab. He knew that DEVILISH smirk anywhere. It was Fingers."
- "Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed me and give me water. In the afternoon I was put into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see if the collar and bridle fitted comfortably, as if he had been John Manly over again. When the crupper was let out a hole or two, it all fitted well. There was no bearing rein—no curb—nothing but a plain ring snaffle. What a blessing that was!"
- "“There will soon be very few hansom cabs left,” said Mrs. Elliot. “And four-wheeled cabs—I assure you even at Oxford it’s almost impossible to get a four-wheeled cab.”"
- "a cab ride"
- "to take a cab"
- "And I'm phoning a cab / 'Cause my stomach feels small / There's a taste in my mouth / And it's no taste at all"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Informal
- Uncountable
- American usage
- British usage
- Countable