label
1. [ verb ] assign a label to; designate with a label
Examples:

"These students were labelled `learning disabled'"

Related terms: designate name call address stigmatize
2. [ verb ] attach a tag or label to
Synonyms: mark tag
Examples:

"label these bottles"

Related terms: attach code badge point calibrate point point mark_up mark_down mark marker tag
3. [ noun ] a brief description given for purposes of identification
Examples:

"the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"

Related terms: description pronounce
4. [ verb ] pronounce judgment on
Synonyms: pronounce judge
Examples:

"They labeled him unfit to work here"

Related terms: declare rule convict qualify acquit disqualify nasalize intonate tout judgment pronouncement
5. [ noun ] a name given to a product or service
Synonyms: brand trade_name brand_name marque
Related terms: name chlortetracycline triamcinolone prednisone chlorothiazide dexamethasone table_tennis chlorpromazine reserpine aspirin norethindrone azathioprine aztreonam asparaginase chlorpheniramine_maleate cimetidine aminophylline alprazolam atorvastatin buffered_aspirin amiodarone captopril cefoperazone amitriptyline acyclovir Acrilan cefotaxime diltiazem dimenhydrinate ceftazidime diazoxide digoxin glyburide enalapril ciprofloxacin clofibrate clomiphene clonidine buspar cyproheptadine cefadroxil celebrex baycol dextroamphetamine_sulphate diazepam diclofenac_potassium diclofenac_sodium diflunisal ampicillin diphenylhydantoin disulfiram ceftriaxone alendronate enflurane cephalexin amrinone albuterol erythromycin metharbital methenamine ethosuximide cephalosporin neomycin dicloxacillin nystatin gentamicin itraconazole griseofulvin kanamycin encainide brevibloc estazolam enbrel edecrin ethchlorvynol felt-tip_pen fenoprofen hydrochlorothiazide hydroxyzine_hydrochloride ibuprofen imipramine indomethacin ipratropium_bromide flecainide isocarboxazid dalmane fluvastatin ketoprofen ketorolac ketorolac_tromethamine furosemide lidocaine lincomycin gemfibrozil lisinopril glipzide doriden clopidogrel_bisulfate lovastatin guanabenz mannitol haldol meclizine meclofenamate melphalan meperidine mephenytoin mephobarbital meprobamate mercaptopurine metaproterenol methaqualone methocarbamol methyldopa etodolac methylphenidate mexiletine famotidine chlorambucil angiotensin mild_silver_protein minocycline cyclobenzaprine mithramycin nabumetone fluoxetine chlordiazepoxide nitrofurantoin indapamide infliximab naproxen inh isoproterenol isordil nadolol oxaprozin oxazepam oxyphenbutazone dilaudid papaverine kinetoscope pentobarbital_sodium phenylbutazone arava levallorphan piroxicam ativan Polaroid loxapine Polaroid_camera procaine procaine_hydrochloride propoxyphene propranolol quinacrine flagyl miconazole midazolam ranitidine mitomycin moban hydroxychloroquine naloxone naphazoline nefazodone neostigmine nifedipine nortriptyline sanitary_napkin scotch_tape norflex secobarbital_sodium daricon paroxetime cuprimine ledercillin_vk pentaerythritol pentazocine pentoxifylline perphenazine phenazopyridine nardil milontin phentolamine pindolol piperacillin pneumococcal_vaccine pravachol minipress mysoline kemadrin phenergan sucralfate sulfacetamide sulindac quinidex tetracycline ribavirin rifadin declomycin
6. [ noun ] (music) trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
Synonyms: recording_label
Examples:

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

Related terms: trade_name
7. [ noun ] an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
Synonyms: sticker gummed_label
Related terms: marker tag bookplate gummed_label pronounce
8. [ noun ] (chemistry,physics) a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
Related terms: radioisotope
9. [ verb ] distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
Related terms: distinguish
10. [ noun ] trade name of a company that produces clothing and accessories
Synonyms: fashion_house
Examples:

"he designs for a Paris fashion house" "more Italian labels have opened factories in China"

Related terms: company fashion_house Prada fashion_house
11. [ verb ] (chemistry) distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
Related terms: distinguish
Similar spelling:   Labelle
  Labella
  lapel
  Lavell
  Laible
  Lavelle
  labile
  lawful
  Lavalle
  lapful
  labial