The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work.
Noun
productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
Noun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
Noun
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
Noun
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
Noun
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor''s interests and the socialization of key industries
Noun
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)
Noun
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
Verb
undergo the efforts of childbirth
Verb
strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
Verb
work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
n.
Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing,
irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard,
muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture,
manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work.
n.
Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of
compiling a history.
n.
That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that
which demands effort.
n.
Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth.
n.
Any pang or distress.
n.
The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the
straining of timbers and rigging.
n.
A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area
of 177/ acres.
n.
To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with
painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil.
n.
To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any
design; to strive; to take pains.
n.
To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's
work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move
slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; --
often with under, and formerly with of.
n.
To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
n.
To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
v. t.
To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
v. t.
To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care.
v. t.
To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge
stre/uously; as, to labor a point or argument.
v. t.
To belabor; to beat.
Labor
God hath set Labor and rest, as day and night, to men Successive.2.
Being a labor of so great a difficulty, the exact performance thereof we may rather wish than look for.4.
The queen's in labor, They say, in great extremity; and feared She'll with the labor end.5.
Labor
Adam, well may we labor still to dress This garden.2.
The stone that labors up the hill.
The line too labors,and the words move slow.
To cure the disorder under which he labored.
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.4.
Labor
The most excellent lands are lying fallow, or only labored by children.2.
Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work.
To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil.
To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
Usage Examples
An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.
Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.
Educational equality doesn't guarantee equality on the labor market. Even the most developed countries are not gender-equal. There are still glass ceilings and 'leaky pipelines' that prevent women from getting ahead in the workplace.
Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.
A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities.
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Other Usage ExamplesA bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
And what we've lost sight of is that performing manual labor with your hands is one of the most incredibly satisfying and positive things you can do.
Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.
Each is under the most sacred obligation not to squander the material committed to him, not to sap his strength in folly and vice, and to see at the least that he delivers a product worthy the labor and cost which have been expended on him.
But my view is that you need a system at the border. You need some fencing but you need technology. You need boots on the ground. And then you need to have interior enforcement of our nation's immigration laws inside the country. And that means dealing with the employers who still consistently hire illegal labor.
A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
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