Definition of stabs

"stabs" in the noun sense

1. pang, stab, twinge

a sudden sharp feeling

"pangs of regret"

"she felt a stab of excitement"

"twinges of conscience"

2. stab, thrust, knife thrust

a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

"one strong stab to the heart killed him"

3. shot, stab

informal words for any attempt or effort

"he gave it his best shot"

"he took a stab at forecasting"

"stabs" in the verb sense

1. knife, stab

use a knife on

"The victim was knifed to death"

2. stab, jab

stab or pierce

"he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

3. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

poke or thrust abruptly

"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for stabs

The artful injury, whose venomed dart scarce wounds the hearing, while it stabs the heart. [ Hannah More ]

stabs in Scrabble®

The word stabs is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters stabs:

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stabs in Words With Friends™

The word stabs is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Words within the letters of stabs

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Words containing the sequence stabs

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Shorter words in stabs

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