English dictionary

label

/'l/eI/b/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a brief description given for purposes of identification

noun.communication

Examples
The label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture.

Source: WordNet 3.0
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings

noun.communication

Examples
The artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent.

Synonyms recording label

Source: WordNet 3.0
a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

noun.substance

Source: WordNet 3.0
an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
A tassel.

noun

Source: webster1913

assign a label to; designate with a label

verb.communication

Examples
These students were labelled `learning disabled'.

Source: WordNet 3.0
attach a tag or label to

verb.contact

Examples
Label these bottles.

Synonyms mark tag

Source: WordNet 3.0
pronounce judgment on

verb.communication

Examples
They labeled him unfit to work here.

Synonyms judge pronounce

Source: WordNet 3.0
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

verb.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

verb.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to <i>label</i> a bottle or a package.

verb

Source: webster1913