LABOR

LA ·BOR 2 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 7 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
  2. productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
  3. concluding state of pregnancy
  4. an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

💬 Examples

  • "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
  • "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
  • "from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child"
  • "she was in labor for six hours"
verb
  1. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
  2. work hard
  3. undergo the efforts of childbirth

💬 Examples

  • "She tugged for years to make a decent living"
  • "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"
  • "She was digging away at her math homework"
  • "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

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