stabs
Because it is a word with a single syllable, stabs is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofstabs
- An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
- A wound made by stabbing.
- Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
- An attempt.
- Criticism.
- A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
Example: "a horn stab"
- A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
- To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
Example: "If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate."
- To thrust in a stabbing motion.
Example: "to stab a dagger into a person"
- To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
Example: "He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes."
- To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
Example: "The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain."
- To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
Example: "to stab a person's reputation"
- To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
- To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
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