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toil1
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- pronunciation:
- toIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
long or difficult work.
After a week of toil, the crops were all harvested.- antonyms:
- leisure
- similar words:
- drudgery, effort, labor, slavery, work
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related words: |
endeavor, working |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
toils, toiling, toiled |
definition 1: |
to work long and hard.
The farmers toiled in the field from dawn to dusk.- synonyms:
- labor
- antonyms:
- rest
- similar words:
- endeavor, grub, plod, slave, struggle, trouble, work
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definition 2: |
to go or move with great effort.
They toiled through the thick swamp on their way to the mainland.- synonyms:
- labor, plow, struggle
- similar words:
- drive, plod, wrestle
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related words: |
plug, strain, strive |
derivation: |
toiler (n.) |
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