induction of labor | (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac |
Braxton-Hicks contraction false labor | painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency |
Secretary of Labor Labor Secretary | the position of the head of the Department of Labor, the post of Labor Secretary was created in |
Secretary of Commerce and Labor | head of a former executive department created inand divided into two departments in |
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 |
undertaking project task labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted, he prepared for great undertakings |
labor of love labour of love | productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation |
sexual love lovemaking making love love love life | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people, his lovemaking disgusted her, he hadn't had any love in months, he has a very complicated love life |
extramarital sex free love | sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another |
agape love feast | a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship |
love match | a marriage for love's sake, not an arranged marriage |
labor market | the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers |
cupboard love | a show of affection motivated by selfishness |
labor camp labour camp | a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor |
love knot lovers' knot lover's knot true lovers' knot true lover's knot | a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love |
love seat loveseat tete-a-tete vis-a-vis | small sofa that seats two people |
love-token | keepsake given as a token of love |
self-love narcism narcissism | an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself, self-love that shut out everyone else |
charity brotherly love | a kindly and lenient attitude toward people |
spare tire love handle | excess fat around the waistline |
courtly love | (Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers |
love passion | any object of warm affection or devotion, the theater was her first love, he has a passion for cock fighting, |
love story romance | a story dealing with love |
labor contract labor agreement collective agreement | contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions |
love letter billet doux | a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection |
love song love-song | a song about love or expressing love for another person |
love lyric | the lyric of a love song |
love sexual love erotic love | a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction, their love left them indifferent to their surroundings, she was his first love |
amour propre conceit self-love vanity | feelings of excessive pride |
love | a strong positive emotion of regard and affection, his love for his work, children need a lot of love |
agape agape love | selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) |
filial love | the love of a child for a parent |
puppy love calf love crush infatuation | temporary love of an adolescent |
philter philtre love-potion love-philter love-philtre | a drink credited with magical power, can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it |
love feast | a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants |
Kurdistan Workers Party Kurdistan Labor Pary Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan PPK | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey |
National Labor Relations Board NLRB | an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions |
Department of Labor Labor Department Labor DoL | the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States, created in |
Department of Commerce and Labor | a former executive department of the United States government, created inand split into two departments in |
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 force labor pool | the source of trained people from which workers can be hired |
organized labor | employees who are represented by a labor union |
union labor union trade union trades union brotherhood | an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer, you have to join the union in order to get a job |
American Federation of Labor AFL | a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in |
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations AFL-CIO | the largest federation of North American labor unions, formed in |
American Labor Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party |
Farmer-Labor Party | a former minor political party in the United States in the early th century |
labor party labour party | a left-ofenter political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people |
Australian Labor Party | the oldest political party in Australia, founded in , the party is moderately liberal |