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- pronunciation:
- tr
veIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil.
The railroad was built with great travail, and many lost their lives in the endeavor as well.- synonyms:
- drudgery, moil, toil
- similar words:
- effort, exertion, grind, labor, slavery, task, work
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definition 2: |
trouble, sorrow, or suffering; anguish.
- synonyms:
- anguish, hardship, sorrow, suffering
- similar words:
- adversity, agony, angst, despair, distress, grief, misery, pain, strain, stress, torment, torture, trouble, worry
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definition 3: |
the effort and pain of childbirth.
- synonyms:
- labor
- similar words:
- contraction, pain, throe
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related words: |
childbirth, confinement, drudgery, endeavor, hardship |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
travails, travailing, travailed |
definition: |
to work strenuously; labor.
- synonyms:
- drudge, grub, labor, moil, slave, slog, toil
- similar words:
- peg, plod, plug, work
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related words: |
endeavor, slave |
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