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labors

USLAY-burz/ˈleɪbɚz/UKLAY-buhz/ˈleɪbəz/

UK spellinglabours

2 meanings of labors

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  1. 1
    effortsnoun
    Plural of labor. Use this form when you mean more than one piece of hard work or effort.

    The farmer's daily labors left him tired by nightfall.

    Her labors in the kitchen produced a feast for everyone.

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  2. 2
    works hardverb
    Third-person singular present of labor. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    He labors in the fields from dawn until dusk.

    She labors over every detail of her drawings.

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labors is a form of labor

labor, noun: Hard work, or a job that takes a lot of effort. Full entry

Forms
laborlabors plural
Spelling
labor → labors: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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