label
- noun
- /ˈleɪbəl/
- She peeled off the price label before giving the gift to her friend.
- food labels
- warning label
- read labels
So they had a label, a product label on the shoes.
- So they had a label, a product label on the shoes.
- Paper tape only for labels and then stackability.
- And with their FDA label that we now know is quite in question.
- Exact same label, exact same front, exact same back.
- I have, I have my label maker, some camera lenses.
- Also, labels on shoes, you have to take the labels off the bottom of your shoes.
- I don't recognize the label at all.
- For example, how long labels, custom labels in the back take to make.
Examples
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Big, clear white labels across the tops of these.
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Before the trip, I used a computer to generate address labels and applied these to my mailers.
Academic text (1994) -
I see why they said do not eat on the label because these smell good.
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We had to put our label on it.
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Let's have the label Right side up, shall we?
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I know, these are packages that I received today with your label on them.
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What's on the label?
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When buying an item, always check the label for care instructions.
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The label on the bottle clearly states the ingredients used in the drink.
Synonyms
A small piece of paper or plastic attached to something to show information
A small label attached to an object that shows price, size, or owner
A small badge that shows a person's name to identify them
Small paper sticker with glue on the back that sticks when wet
A decorative label pasted inside a book to show the owner's name
A small label attached to a product that shows price, brand, or care instructions
A small label with a sticky back that you can stick to things
A short written note on an object that names or explains it
Compounds
How Informative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Label comes from the Latin labellum 'small tongue'. Think of a label as a little strip or 'tongue' attached to an object that 'speaks' its information, which is why a label gives information about a thing.