different between fab vs corker

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Etymology 1

From fabulous, by shortening

Adjective

fab (comparative fabber, superlative fabbest)

1. (informal) fabulous (great or spectacular).

Derived terms

• fabby

Etymology 2

From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening

Noun

fab (plural fabs)

1. A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.

   The chip fab will double its production next year.

Synonyms

• fabber
• foundry

Verb

fab (third-person singular simple present fabs, present participle fabbing, simple past and past participle fabbed)

1. To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers

   It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products. [1]

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Anagrams

• AFB, B.F.A., BAF, BFA

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fab/

Noun

fab (nominative plural fabs)

1. fable

Declension

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?b/

Noun

fab m

1. Soft mutation of mab.

Mutation

English

Alternative forms

• (something exceptional or remarkable): cauker, caulker (both archaic)

Etymology

cork +? -er

Noun

corker (plural corkers)

1. One who puts corks into bottles.
2. (informal) A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable.

   Synonym: whopper

   • 1889, Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Chapter XVI, p. 124

     Well, a body is bound to admit that for just a modest little one-line ad., it's a corker.

   • 2012, Mark Griffiths, Space Lizards Ate My Sister!

     He had just had an absolute corker of an idea!

Anagrams

• Croker, croker, re-rock, recork, rerock, rocker