laboratory
- n a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- n a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism
laboratory coat
- n a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory
laborer
- n someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
labour
- n a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
- n concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- n a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
- n productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
- v work hard
- v strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- v undergo the efforts of childbirth
labour camp
- n a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor
labour of love
- n productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation
labour pains
- n a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth
labour party
- n a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
- n a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people
labourer
- n someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
labrador
- n the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
labrador-ungava peninsula
- n a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador
labrador peninsula
- n a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador