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Labels

/ˈleɪbəlz/

A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.

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📖 Definitions of "Labels"

noun

1
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
"Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two."
2
A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
"Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster"."
3
A company that sells records.
"The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape."
4
A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.
"Storage devices can be given by label or ID."

verb

1
To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
"The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop."
2
(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
"He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once."
3
To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.
4
To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Labels"

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Word	Definition
trade namenoun	A name used to identify a commercial product or service; may or may not be a registered trademark.
tagnoun	(heading) Physical appendage.
marknoun	(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
judgenoun	A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
pronouncenoun	Eggcorn of pronouns.
stickernoun	An adhesive label or decal.
marquenoun	A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car.
brandnoun	A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
gummed labelnoun	an adhesive label
alarmsnoun	Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
appellationsnoun	(formal or dated) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
ballotsnoun	The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.
bannersnoun	Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
brandsnoun	a Dutch and Low Saxon patronymic surname.
captionsnoun	A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
cardsnoun	Card games.
codesnoun	A diminutive of the male given name Cody.
decalsnoun	A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
denominationsnoun	(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.
descriptionsnoun	A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.