LABOUR

LA ·BOUR 2 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
  2. concluding state of pregnancy
  3. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900
  4. productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

💬 Examples

  • "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
  • "from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child"
  • "she was in labor for six hours"
  • "characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries"

🔗 Similar words

laborworking_classproletariatparturiencyconfinementlying-in
verb
  1. work hard
  2. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
  3. undergo the efforts of childbirth

💬 Examples

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

🔗 Similar words

labortoilfagtravailgrinddrudge
← Unscramble LABOUR