LABOR
Scrabble letter values: L1A1B3O1R1 = 7
Definition
- verb strive and make an effort to reach a goal. — synonyms: tug, labour, push, drive
- verb work hard. — synonyms: labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
- verb undergo the efforts of childbirth. — synonyms: labour
- noun a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages. — synonyms: labour, working_class, proletariat
- noun productive work (especially physical work done for wages). — synonyms: labour, toil
- noun concluding state of pregnancy. — synonyms: parturiency, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed
- noun an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement. — synonyms: labor_movement, trade_union_movement
- noun a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900. — synonyms: British_Labour_Party, Labour_Party, Labour
- noun the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States. — synonyms: Department_of_Labor, Labor_Department, DoL
- noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted. — synonyms: undertaking, project, task
Examples
- “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”