-
nouna social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
Similar:
type of: -
nounany piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Similar:
type of: -
nounthe federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
Similar:
type of: -
nounconcluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Similar:
type of: -
nounan organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
Similar:
type of: -
verbstrive and make an effort to reach a goal
-
nouna political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
Similar:
type of: -
nounproductive work (especially physical work done for wages)type of:
-
verbwork hard
-
verbundergo the efforts of childbirth
Similar:
type of:
Examples of labor
- "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
- "she was in labor for six hours"
- "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"