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TRAVAIL Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word travail. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word travail. (close relations)
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labor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

• a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

• the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

verb

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• work hard

• undergo the efforts of childbirth

labour
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

• a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

verb

• work hard

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• undergo the efforts of childbirth

childbed
nounn
noun

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

confinement
nounn
noun

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

• the state of being confined

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

dig
verbv
noun

• the site of an archeological exploration

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

• the act of digging

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

verb

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth

• create by digging

• work hard

• remove, harvest, or recover by digging

• thrust down or into

• remove the inner part or the core of

• poke or thrust abruptly

• get the meaning of something

drudge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• one who works hard at boring tasks

• a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

verb

• work hard

effort
nounn
noun

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

• a notable achievement

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

exertion
nounn
noun

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

grind
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

• the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of grinding to a powder or dust

verb

• press or grind with a crushing noise

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• work hard

• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• created by grinding

• shape or form by grinding

journey
nounn
noun

• the act of traveling from one place to another

verb

• undertake a journey or trip

• travel upon or across

lying-in
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

moil
verb, nounv, n
verb

• work hard

• be agitated

• moisten or soil

movement
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

• a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

• a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

• a euphemism for defecation

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)

• the act of changing the location of something

parturiency
nounn
noun

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

passage
nounn
noun

• the act of passing from one state or place to the next

• a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

• a way through or along which someone or something may pass

• the passing of a law by a legislative body

• a journey usually by ship

• a short section of a musical composition

• a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

• a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

• the motion of one object relative to another

• the act of passing something to another person

progression
nounn
noun

• a series with a definite pattern of advance

• a movement forward

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

sweat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

• agitation resulting from active worry

• condensation of moisture on a cold surface

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

verb

• excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

toil
verb, nounv, n
noun

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

verb

• work hard

tour
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

• a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

• a period of time spent in military service

verb

• make a tour of a certain place

traffic
nounn
noun

• the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

• buying and selling; especially illicit trade

• the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time

• social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

verb

• deal illegally

• trade or deal a commodity

Best Hypernyms For TRAVAIL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for travail, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
labor toil work birth birthing drudgery effort exertion labour parturition slog sweat
Phrases (2)
do workgiving birth

Alternatives for LABOR

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