Definition of Labor
Noun
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any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
"he prepared for great undertakings"
undertaking project task -
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States
created in 1913
- department of labor - labor department dol -
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900
characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
- british labour party - labour party labour -
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
- labor movement - trade union movement -
concluding state of pregnancy
from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"
parturiency labour confinement - lying in travail childbed -
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
"his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
labour toil -
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
"there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
labour - working class proletariat
Verb
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undergo the efforts of childbirth
labour -
work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"
"Lexicographers drudge all day long"
labour toil fag travail grind drudge dig moil -
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
"She tugged for years to make a decent living"
"We have to push a little to make the deadline!"
"She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
tug labour push drive
Word games points for the Labor
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Unscramble labor
36 unscramble word found using the letters labor.
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