Definition of
travail has definitions from the fields of work,biology,obstetrics
1
[ noun ] (biology,obstetrics) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child

Synonyms

confinement parturiency labour lying-in childbed labor

Examples

"she was in labor for six hours"

Related terms

parturition premature_labor pregnancy effacement asynclitism uterine_contraction

2
[ verb ] (work) work hard

Synonyms

toil grind labor moil fag dig drudge labour

Examples

"She was digging away at her math homework" "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

Related terms

work undertaking labor effort laborer drudgery drudge swot

3
[ noun ] (work) use of physical or mental energy; hard work

Synonyms

effort exertion sweat elbow_grease

Examples

"he got an A for effort" "they managed only with great exertion"

Related terms

labor exercise trouble struggle application strain supererogation overkill pull overexertion least_effort friction labor

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Rhymes with

avail unveil vale veil prevail prevail surveil

Phonetic and Homophones

T R AH0 V EY1 L

Similar Spelling

trivial triavil trivially travel trivialize triviality trivialise trefoil travelog traveler traveled trivalent trevelyan traveller travelled traveling travel_to travel_by

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