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la·bel
 label
- pronunciation:
- leI
b
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a slip of paper or cloth tag that bears information as to the contents, destination, owner, or use of something to which it is attached.
I stuck the address label on the side of the package.Attach a label with your child's name to each of the items he or she is bringing to camp.The label on the shirt should have washing instructions.The ingredients are listed on the jar's label.- synonyms:
- docket, tag, ticket
- similar words:
- mark, sticker, tab
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| definition 2: |
a descriptive term or brief phrase used to classify a person or thing.
The inventor Thomas Edison was labelled "slow" by teachers when he was young.- synonyms:
- denomination, epithet
- similar words:
- appellation, classification, description, designation, name, nickname, sobriquet, tag
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| definition 3: |
a distinctive sign or trademark for a product, esp. a phonograph record, or its manufacturer.
In 1972, the band was finally offered a contract with a big-time record label.- synonyms:
- brand, logo, logotype, trademark
- similar words:
- name
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| related words: |
make |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
labeled, labeling, labels |
| definition 1: |
to put a label on or attach a label to.
You should label all your luggage.The winery has to label these bottles by hand.- synonyms:
- docket, tag, ticket
- similar words:
- call, designate, hallmark, imprint, mark, tab
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| definition 2: |
to identify or designate with, or as though with, a label.
She labeled the piles of papers that needed to be filed.- synonyms:
- designate, mark
- similar words:
- call, classify, name, specify, stamp, tag
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| definition 3: |
to describe or classify (often fol. by as).
The child was wrongly labeled as autistic.- synonyms:
- call, categorize, characterize, dub, identify, tag
- similar words:
- classify, define, denominate, describe, designate, name, pigeonhole, stamp, term, title
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| related words: |
address, price, style, ticket |
| derivation: |
labeler (n.) |
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