lbs
English meaning: Lbs
Definition
A pound (unit of weight).
Example
“The newborn weighed just seven lbs at birth.”
Another example: “The recipe calls for two lbs of ripe tomatoes.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An informal written abbreviation of 'pounds' (the unit of weight), used after a number with no full stop in modern usage. Common in recipes, fitness, shipping, and US contexts; in speech one simply says 'pounds'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
An abbreviation of Latin 'libra' (a Roman unit of weight, 'a balance'), the 's' added in English to mark the plural.
Synonyms
- pounds
- lb
- lbm
Related Words
Common Collocations
- weighs 150 lbs
- lose 10 lbs
- lbs of flour
- gain a few lbs
- under 5 lbs
- per square inch lbs
Word Forms
lb (sing); lbs (pl)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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