label
label Lexical Profile
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• noun
A small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it.
"She carefully read the label on the medicine bottle before taking a dose."
A classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is restrictive or inaccurate.
"He hated the label of 'troublemaker' that followed him throughout high school."
A brand of commercial recordings or the company that produces and distributes them.
"The independent band finally signed a contract with a major record label."
• verb
To attach a tag or marker to something to identify or provide information about it.
"The scientist meticulously labeled each test tube with the date and contents."
To assign something or someone to a specific category, often stereotypically or restrictively.
"Critics labeled the new economic policy as a disaster for small businesses."
To incorporate a radioactive or fluorescent substance into a molecule or cell to track its movement or processes (in science).
"The researchers labeled the antibodies with a fluorescent dye to observe them under the microscope."
• Rhymes for label
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'label' or 'lambel', originally referring to a ribbon, fringe, or narrow strip of cloth, of unknown prior origin.
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