label
noun
[ ˈleɪb(ə)l ]
• a small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it.
• "the alcohol content is clearly stated on the label"
Similar:
tag,
ticket,
tab,
sticker,
marker,
docket,
chit,
chitty,
flag,
stamp,
document,
documentation,
• a classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is inaccurate or restrictive.
• "the label ‘salsa’ seems especially meaningless when applied to musicians like Tito Puente"
Similar:
designation,
denomination,
description,
characterization,
identification,
tag,
name,
epithet,
nickname,
title,
sobriquet,
pet name,
byname,
appellation,
cognomen,
• a narrow horizontal strip, typically with three downward projections, that is superimposed on a coat of arms by an eldest son during the life of his father.
• another term for dripstone.
label
verb
• attach a label to (something).
• "she labelled the parcels neatly, writing the addresses in capital letters"
Similar:
tag,
attach labels to,
put labels on,
tab,
ticket,
stamp,
mark,
put stickers on,
docket,
flag,
• assign to a category, especially inaccurately or restrictively.
• "many pupils felt that they were labelled as failures"
Similar:
categorize,
classify,
class,
characterize,
describe,
designate,
identify,
mark,
stamp,
pronounce,
brand,
condemn,
pigeonhole,
stereotype,
typecast,
compartmentalize,
typify,
call,
name,
term,
dub,
nickname,
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a narrow strip): from Old French, ‘ribbon’, probably of Germanic origin and related to lap1.
