labours
Strenuous physical efforts
Labours is the British spelling of labors, covering both the plural noun and the third-person singular verb.
As a noun, labours are tasks requiring sustained effort: the labours of Hercules, the fruits of one's labours.
The verb means to work hard or struggle: She labours over every detail.
In British usage, Labour also names the political party.
Hard, boring work
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- grindCrush into particles
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
hardship · fatigue · exhaustion · strain · weariness · menial · travail · plodding
Shortened word forms
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- maternityState of being pregnant
- newbornInfant just delivered
doula · epidural · cesarean · placenta · umbilical · postpartum · prenatal · gestation
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
tenacity · grit · fortitude · resilience · stamina · vigour · zeal · painstaking
Paid occupation status
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- jobPaid position of employment
- vocationDedicated career path
- professionTrained occupational field
trade · craft · livelihood · workforce · task · duty · assignment · undertaking
Numbered artistic creation
- masterworkSupreme creative achievement
- oeuvreComplete artistic output
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- artistryExceptional creative skill
composition · undertaking · fruits · legacy · achievement · creation
Industrial product creation
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- assemblyConstructing from components
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
workforce · textiles · steelworks · foundry · mill · plant · forge · workshop
Forceful impact or stoppage
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- unionismAdvocacy for worker collectives
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
- boycottOrganized economic protest
solidarity · rights · dispute · activism · resistance · organizing · collective · movement
drudgery
Hard, boring work
backbreaking · hardship · fatigue · exhaustion · strain · weariness · menial · travail · plodding · tedium
contractions
Shortened word forms
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- maternityState of being pregnant
newborn · doula · epidural · cesarean · placenta · umbilical · postpartum · prenatal · gestation · obstetrics
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
commitment · tenacity · grit · fortitude · resilience · stamina · vigour · zeal · painstaking · meticulousness
employment
Paid occupation status
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- jobPaid position of employment
- vocationDedicated career path
profession · trade · craft · livelihood · workforce · task · duty · assignment · undertaking · enterprise
opus
Numbered artistic creation
- masterworkSupreme creative achievement
- oeuvreComplete artistic output
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
artistry · composition · undertaking · fruits · legacy · achievement · creation
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- assemblyConstructing from components
machinery · workforce · textiles · steelworks · foundry · mill · plant · forge · workshop · shipyard
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- unionismAdvocacy for worker collectives
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
boycott · solidarity · rights · dispute · activism · resistance · organizing · collective · movement · demands
laboursleisure
Free time for relaxation
relaxation · recreation · rest · play · entertainment
- day labourersWorkers hired temporarily
- labour marketsEmployment supply-and-demand systems
- labour painsChildbirth muscle spasms
- labour of loveWork done for joy
- labour unionsWorker advocacy collectives
- hard labourPunitive physical work
labour, labouring, labourer, laboured, labourers, belabour, belaboured, belabouring