label

NOUNVERB /leɪbəl/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L

label is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1B3E1L1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does label mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

Trade name of a company that produces musical recordings.

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

2

A brief description given for purposes of identification.

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

3

An identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object.

4

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

VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Pronounce judgment on.

“They labeled him unfit to work here”

2

Attach a tag or label to.

“label these bottles”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
3

Assign a label to; designate with a label.

“These students were labelled `learning disabled'”

4

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

5

Distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom.

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