labour labour /ˈleɪbɝ/

noun

1. () [Canadian, British] A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages  ( working class , proletariate [Archaic] , labour [Canadian, British] , labor [American] , proletariat )
   a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
    There is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
   there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
   
   
2. [Canadian, British] Productive work (especially physical work done for wages)  ( labour [Canadian, British] , toil , labor [American] )
   productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
    His labor did not require a great deal of skill
   his labor did not require a great deal of skill
   
   
3. Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child  ( childbed [Archaic] , labor [American] , labour , confinement , lying-in , parturiency , travail )
   concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
    She was in labor for six hours
   she was in labor for six hours
   

verb

1. [Canadian, British] Undergo the efforts of childbirth  ( labor [American] , labour [Canadian, British] )
   undergo the efforts of childbirth
   
2. [Canadian, British] Strive and make an effort to reach a goal  ( labour [Canadian, British] , tug , plow on [American] , drive , labor [American] , push )
   strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    She tugged for years to make a decent living
   She tugged for years to make a decent living
    We have to push a little to make the deadline!
   We have to push a little to make the deadline!
    She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
   She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
   
3. [Canadian, British] Work hard  ( dig [Informal, American] , drudge , fag [Informal] , grind [Informal] , labor [American] , labour [Canadian, British] , moil [ N. American] , toil , travail )
   work hard
    She was digging away at her math homework
   She was digging away at her math homework
    Lexicographers drudge all day long
   Lexicographers drudge all day long
   

 Labour

noun

1. A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries  ( British Labour Party , Labor , Labour , Labour Party )
   a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
   

 personal organiser personal organiser /ˈpɝːsənəl ɔːrɡənaɪzər/

noun

1. [British] A lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.  ( organiser [British] , organizer , PDA , personal digital assistant , personal organiser [British] , personal organizer )
   a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
    My personal organizer helps me keep track of all my appointments
   My personal organizer helps me keep track of all my appointments
   
   

 family Corvidae family Corvidae /ˈfæmɪli kɔːrˈvɪdeɪ/

noun

1. Crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay  ( Corvidae , family Corvidae , corvid )
   crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay
   
   

 Vangueria infausta Vangueria infausta /vænˈɡʊəriə ɪnˈfɔːstə/

noun

1. Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit  ( medlar , Vangueria infausta , wild medlar , wild medlar tree )
   small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit