English Words Starting With L

• labour

  nounverbB2
  /ˈleɪbə(r)/Work, especially physical or difficult work.
• labour and socialist international

  nounVery low
  /ˈleɪ.bər‿ən ˈsəʊ.ʃə.lɪst ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/A historical international organization of socialist and labour parties, active from 1923–1940, which succeeded the Second International and preceded the Socialist International.
• labour camp

  nounC1
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˌkæmp/A prison camp where prisoners are forced to do hard physical work.
• labour day

  nounC1
  /ˈleɪ.bə deɪ/A public holiday, typically on 1st May (International Workers' Day), celebrating workers and the labour movement.
• labour exchange

  nounC1
  /ˈleɪ.bər ɪksˌtʃeɪndʒ/A government office where unemployed people can go to look for available jobs.
• labour law

  nounC1
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˌlɔː/The body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on, workers and their organisations.
• labour party

  nounB2
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˌpɑː.ti/A major centre-left political party in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
• labour relations

  plural-nounC1/C2
  /ˌleɪ.bə rɪˈleɪ.ʃənz/The interactions, activities, and dealings between an employer and its employees or their trade unions, concerning work conditions, pay, and rights.
• labourer

  nounB2
  /ˈleɪ.bər.ər/A person who does physical work, typically of an unskilled or semi-skilled kind, often outdoors or with their hands.
• labourism

  nounLow (C2)
  /ˈleɪ.bər.ɪ.zəm/A political ideology or practice advocating for the rights, conditions, and collective power of workers, typically through the action of organized labour and/or a political party representing labour interests.
• labourist

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈleɪ.bər.ɪst/A person who supports or advocates for the rights of workers.
• labourite

  nounC2
  /ˈleɪbəˌraɪt/A person who supports the British Labour Party or its principles.
• labov

  nounLow (Proper Noun)
  /ˈleɪ.bɒv/A surname, specifically referring to the American sociolinguist William Labov.
• labra

  nounVery Low (Technical/Obscure)
  /ˈleɪ.brə/The plural form of 'labrum', meaning the lip or liplike structure in invertebrates, especially the upper lip of an insect.
• labradoodle

  nounB1-B2
  /ˈlæbrəduːd(ə)l/A hybrid dog breed created by crossing a Labrador Retriever with a Poodle.
• labrador

  nounC2
  /ˈlæb.rə.dɔː(r)/A breed of medium-to-large-sized retriever dog with a short, dense, water-resistant coat, originally from Newfoundland, Canada.
• labrador current

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈlæb.rə.dɔː ˈkʌr.ənt/A cold ocean current flowing southwards along the western side of the Labrador Sea.
• labrador duck

  nounVery Low
  /ˈlæb.rə.dɔː ˈdʌk/An extinct species of sea duck that was native to northeastern North America.
• labrador retriever

  nounB1
  /ˌlæb.rə.dɔː rɪˈtriː.vər/A breed of medium-to-large, strongly-built gun dog originally bred for retrieving game from water.
• labrador tea

  nounLow
  /ˌlæb.rə.dɔː ˈtiː/A small, evergreen shrub (genus Ledum or Rhododendron tomentosum) found in cold, wet, northern regions, the dried leaves of which are used to brew an aromatic herbal tea.

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