labor labour toil | productive work (especially physical work done for wages), his labor did not require a great deal of skill |
manual labor manual labour | labor done with the hands |
labor of love labour of love | productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation |
agribusiness agriculture factory farm | a large-scale farming enterprise |
livestock stock farm animal | any animals kept for use or profit |
farm horse dobbin | a quiet plodding workhorse |
c Bedlam booby hatch crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm funny house loony bin madhouse nut house nuthouse sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
chicken farm | farm where chickens are raised for sale |
dairy dairy farm | a farm where dairy products are produced |
farm | workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit, it takes several people to work the farm |
farm building | a building on a farm |
farm machine | a machine used in farming |
farmplace farm-place farmstead | a farm together with its buildings |
fat farm | a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight |
fish farm | a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food |
home-farm | a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment |
labor camp labour camp | a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor |
piggery pig farm | a farm where pigs are raised or kept |
pot farm | a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest) |
ranch spread cattle ranch cattle farm | farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) |
sewage farm | a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage |
stud farm | a farm where horses are bred |
truck farm truck garden | a farm where vegetables are grown for market |
wind farm wind park wind energy facility | a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity |
work camp prison camp prison farm | a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects |
farm bill | a statute that would regulate farm production and prices |
cottage cheese pot cheese farm cheese farmer's cheese | mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk |
collective farm | a farm operated collectively |
farm team farm club | a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball) |
labor labour working class proletariat | a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages, there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field |
labor party labour party | a left-ofenter political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people |
British Labour Party Labour Party Labour Labor | a political party formed in Great Britain in , characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries |
International Labor Organization International Labour Organization ILO | the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor |
Farm Credit System FCS | a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses, originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers |
tank farm | an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks |
tree farm | a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use |
farm boy | a boy who has grown up on a farm |
farm girl | a girl who has grown up on a farm |
farmhand fieldhand field hand farm worker | a hired hand on a farm |
premature labor premature labour | labor beginning prior to the th week of gestation |
parturiency labor labour confinement lying-in travail childbed | concluding state of pregnancy, from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child, she was in labor for six hours |
birth pangs labor pains labour pains | a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth |
labor labour | undergo the efforts of childbirth |
die decease perish go exit pass away expire pass b kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off choke croak snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, She died from cancer, The children perished in the fire, The patient went peacefully, The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of |
grow raise farm produce | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques, The Bordeaux region produces great red wines, They produce good ham in Parma, We grow wheat here, We raise hogs here |
hire out rent out farm out | grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee, We rent out our apartment to tourists every year, He hired himself out as a cook |
farm | collect fees or profits |
tug labor labour push drive | strive and make an effort to reach a goal, She tugged for years to make a decent living, We have to push a little to make the deadline!, She is driving away at her doctoral thesis |
labor labour toil fag travail grind drudge dig moil | work hard, She was digging away at her math homework, Lexicographers drudge all day long |
farm | be a farmer, work as a farmer, My son is farming in California |