LABEL
What does "LABEL" mean?
A small piece of paper or material attached to something to identify or describe it.
Meanings
- A tag or sticker giving information about the thing it is attached to. Check the label to see whether the shirt can be machine washed.
- A word or phrase used to categorize or characterize a person or thing. He resisted being given the label of 'difficult'.
- A company that produces and sells records, or its brand. The band signed to an independent label.
- To attach a label to, or to describe in a category. Please label each box with the room it belongs in.
Did you know?
- Long before it meant a sticker, 'label' was a heraldic term: a small bar with hanging tabs added to a coat of arms to mark the family's eldest son while his father still lived.
Word origin
From Old French 'label' (a ribbon or strip, especially a strip of cloth or a fringe), from a Germanic source related to 'lap' (a flap of cloth).
Remember it
LABEL: a tag that lets you LABEL = 'la-bell', ring a bell of recognition about what a thing is.
A little poem
The jar says 'salt' in someone's careful hand-
the word is all we ever understand.
couplet
Wordplay
- I tried to organize my fears, but I couldn't find the right label - they all came pre-attached.
What it teaches
A label tells you where to file a thing, never what it truly is inside.
Quick facts
What does LABEL mean?
A small piece of paper or material attached to something to identify or describe it.
Is LABEL a valid word?
Yes — LABEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LABEL?
LABEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does LABEL come from?
From Old French 'label' (a ribbon or strip, especially a strip of cloth or a fringe), from a Germanic source related to 'lap' (a flap of cloth).
What can LABEL teach us?
A label tells you where to file a thing, never what it truly is inside.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.