Labor

/ˈleɪ.bɚ/

Synonyms for "labor" (342 found)

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Closest matches (69)

Noun(15 words)

toilability to workbear beavering beaversbirth processbritish labour partychildbed childbirth confinement creak deliver deliverydepartment of labordol

accouchement activities activity affair affairs aimalways trot outamplify assignment bagbe busybe confinedbe determinedbe employedbearbear a childbear youngbelabor birthbirth throes

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birthingblessed eventblunder business busywork calve careen careercarry on businesscast char chare charge childbearing childbed childbirth chore commerce commission complete concern concernment confinement cultivate delivery detaildirty workdo businessdo charsdo the chores

Verb(4 words)

apply effortbeavered belabored dig

Strong matches (102)

donkeywork dress drive drop drudge drudgery duty dwelldwell ondwell uponeffort elaborate employ employees employment endeavor endure enlargeenlarge uponenter into detail

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enterprise errand essay exercise exertion expand fag falter farrow fatigue fawnfish to fryflounce flounder foalfollow a tradefunction genesisgive birthgiving birthgo intogrindhammer away athandiwork handworkhard workharp onhatching havehave a babyhave a jobhave younghaving a babyhomework industryinsist uponinterest jobjob of workkeep upkittenlabor underlaborers laboriousness

Verb(10 words)

drive drudge drudgedexert forceexert force onexerting exerts fag grind labour

Noun(27 words)

drudges drudging effort efforts employees endeavors exertexert oneselfexerted forceexertion of forceexertions fieldhand footslog graft grinding grinds grindstone grindstones grunthand work

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knuckle knucklinglabor departmentlabor movementlabor vigorouslylabors labour

Adjective(1 words)

great exertion

Related words (171)

Noun(45 words)

labour partylabouring lying-in menials moonlights parturiency pecking plodding plods ply project proletariat roustabouts shlepp shlepping skivvying slaves slaving slog slogs

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strain energystraining energystrugglesstudy energeticallysweats task toiling toilstrade union movementtravail travailing travails treks trudge trudges undertaking workwork diligentlywork energeticallywork independentlywork tasksworkers workforce workingworking class

lamb licklick of worklie inlinger litter lookout lurch make-workmanual labormattermatters in handmission moil moonlight multiparity nascency nativity occupationodd job

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overdo overemphasize overstress pain pains parturition persistpiece of workpitchpitch and plungeplod plugging plungepractice a professionproject puprat racereel reiterate resolve rock rollscut workseek seethe serviceset up shopslave slavery slogging spadeworkspell outstaggerstay employedstint stork strain strive striving strokestroke of workstruggle study stumble suffer sway sweatsweat bloodswing swot task tendthe nativitythe storkthingthings to dothrash aboutthresh overthrow tilltiresome worktoil tosstoss and tumbletoss and turntottertransact businesstravail treadmill tug tumbleturn a handundertaking wallop wallow welter whelp workwork atwork forwork outworkers wrestle yean

Verb(20 words)

lucubrate moil perspired push roughnecked schlepped skivvied slaved slogged strives struggled struggling toil toiled travail travailed trudging tug wades worked

Adjective(1 words)

physical effort

Determiner(1 words)

the more effort

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

24 entries

biological processbirthbirth processbirthing classdo workeffort employmentexecutive departmentfightgiving birthlabor partylabour partyparturition peoplereform movement

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More specific

11 entries

active laborconstruction crewearly laborexertionfactory workersfarm workersinduced laborindustrial labormanual labornatural birthtoil

Collocations

9 entries

child laborhard laborlabor costslabor forcelabor hourslabor marketlabor painslabor rightslabor union

Inflections

3 entries

labored laboring labors

Derivations

9 entries

labored laborer laborers laboring laborious laboriously labourer labouring labours

similar

2 entries

bear onpush

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Mechanical power took the place of manual labor.

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Machinery dispenses with much labor.

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Learning without thought is labor lost.

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In England, Labor Day is in May.

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