Labor
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labor movement, organised labor. The act of a mother giving birth. The time period during which a mother gives birth.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: spelling of labour; see British/commonwealth entry for definitions, etymology, pronunciation, translations, etc.
Example sentence: We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories.
Travail
Part of speech: noun
Definition: arduous or painful laborwork; labor , labourlabor of childbirthTribulation or agony; anguish.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To toilTo go through the labor of childbirth