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- pronunciation:
- leI
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 r
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Labor is work or effort. Making things, growing things, moving things, cleaning things, fixing things--these are some activities that require labor.
It takes a great deal of labor to run a farm.
- synonyms:
- effort, work
- similar words:
- action, fatigue
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| definition 2: |
"Labor" is another word for "workers." When people talk about hiring labor or using labor to do something, they are talking about the people who will do the work.
The city had to hire more labor to finish building the bridge.- synonyms:
- employees, hands
- similar words:
- workers
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| related words: |
act, activity, trouble |
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