| labiodental |
articulated with the upper lip and lower front teeth touching, as the sounds in English of "f" and "v". [2 definitions] |
| labionasal |
of a speech sound, articulated with the lips and resonated in the nasal cavity, as the sound "m". [2 definitions] |
| labiovelar |
of a speech sound, produced with rounded lips and the back of the tongue near or touching the soft palate, as "w" in English. [2 definitions] |
| labium |
a lip or liplike structure in a living organism, such as the folds of skin around the vulva or one of the divisions in the corollas of certain plants. |
| labor |
the expenditure of physical and mental effort in the performance of work. [9 definitions] |
| laboratory |
a place designed for scientific investigation and experimentation. [4 definitions] |
| Labor Day |
the first Monday in September, a legal holiday observed in Canada and the United States to honor the labor of working people. |
| labored |
produced with difficulty or effort. [2 definitions] |
| laborer |
one who labors. [2 definitions] |
| labor-intensive |
requiring a relatively large amount of labor and a small amount of capital. |
| laborious |
requiring considerable effort or perseverance. [3 definitions] |
| laborite |
(sometimes cap.) a member or supporter of a labor union, a labor movement, or apro-labor group or political party. |
| labor of love |
a task or kind of work that one does out of altruism or interest, rather than for financial gain. |
| labor party |
(sometimes cap.) a political party that advances the causes of labor or is controlled by labor unions. |
| labor-saving |
decreasing the physical labor or number of workers required. |
| labor union |
an organization of workers that promotes and protects the interests of its members in issues such as wages and working conditions, esp. through negotiations with employers. |
| labour |
a spelling of "labor" used in Canada and Britain. See "labor" for more information. |
| Labourite |
a member or supporter of the Labour party in Great Britain. |
| Labour party |
a political party in Great Britain that supports the interests of labor and advocates social reforms. |
| Labrador |
a very large peninsula in eastern Canada that contains portions of the province of Quebec as well as the continental region of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [3 definitions] |
| Labrador Current |
a cold ocean current that flows south past Labrador and then divides into eastern and western branches. |