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label
[ley-buhl]
noun
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc..
The medicine bottle should have a label on it with the dosing instructions.
a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc..
The label “progressive” can be used to describe many different political movements.
a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification.
The label “Formal” marks words used in academic or business contexts.
Architecture., a molding or dripstone over a door or window, especially one that extends horizontally across the top of the opening and vertically downward for a certain distance at the sides.
a brand or trademark under which something, such as clothing or music, is manufactured and sold.
She records under her own label.
Chanel has launched a new label for ready-to-wear couture.
the manufacturer using such a label.
All the big-name labels will have a runway show during Fashion Week.
Major labels are feeling the economic crunch and are no longer signing small acts or individual musicians.
Heraldry., a narrow horizontal strip with a number of downward extensions of rectangular or dovetail form, usually placed in chief as the cadency mark of an eldest son.
Obsolete., a strip or narrow piece of anything.
verb (used with object)
to affix a label to; mark with a label.
The drawers have all been labeled with their contents.
to designate or describe by or on a label.
The bottle was labeled poison.
to put in a certain class; classify.
It's easy to label someone as difficult and stop trying, but curiosity and compassion can often get you further.
Chemistry., Also to incorporate a radioactive or heavy isotope into (a molecule) in order to make traceable.
label
/ ˈleɪbəl /
noun
a piece of paper, card, or other material attached to an object to identify it or give instructions or details concerning its ownership, use, nature, destination, etc; tag
a brief descriptive phrase or term given to a person, group, school of thought, etc
the label "Romantic" is applied to many different kinds of poetry
a word or phrase heading a piece of text to indicate or summarize its contents
a trademark or company or brand name on certain goods, esp, formerly, on gramophone records
another name for dripstone
heraldry a charge consisting of a horizontal line across the chief of a shield with three or more pendants: the charge of an eldest son
computing a group of characters, such as a number or a word, appended to a particular statement in a program to allow its unique identification
chem a radioactive element used in a compound to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
verb
to fasten a label to
to mark with a label
to describe or classify in a word or phrase
to label someone a liar
to make (one or more atoms in a compound) radioactive, for use in determining the mechanism of a reaction
label
See tracer
Other Word Forms
- labeler noun
- nonlabeling adjective
- nonlabelling adjective
- prelabel noun
- relabel verb (used with object)
- unlabeled adjective
- unlabelled adjective
- labeller noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of label1
Example Sentences
We also relied on confocal and super-high resolution microscopy in isolated mouse heart muscle cells that were treated with the labeled protein.
To add suicidal ideation to the label -- but not as a formal warning.
Despite the success, Key is hesitant to label the band comeback kids, “probably because we are officially passed kids label,” he said.
Burbank police wrote on Instagram, sharing a picture of the men crouched below the balcony railing with a label saying “Suspects” and an arrow pointing down at them.
Robbie Savage says he wishes he had turned down Strictly Come Dancing until after his coaching career - to avoid being labelled "another celebrity manager".
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