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label

nounverb /leɪbəl/ 2 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 7 WWF 10
Definitions
noun

trade name of a company that produces musical recordings

“the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent”

verb

pronounce judgment on

“They labeled him unfit to work here”

verb

attach a tag or label to

“label these bottles”

noun

a brief description given for purposes of identification

“the label modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture”

noun

an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

noun

a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

verb

assign a label to; designate with a label

“These students were labelled `learning disabled'”

verb

distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

verb

distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

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