n. a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)

n. the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals"

n. a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union"

n. the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"

n. healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones

n. productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

n. the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

n. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

n. the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"

n. a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"

n. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

n. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

n. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"

n. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"

n. city in New Jersey

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

adj. of trade unions; "the union movement"; "union negotiations"; "a union-shop clause in the contract"

adj. being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"

n. an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures"

n. combining into a solid mass

n. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

n. a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

n. the state of being allied or confederated

n. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"

n. an intense or violent exertion

n. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"

n. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

n. a federation (as of American Indians)

n. a member of the middle class

n. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

n. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

n. people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

n. people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

n. disparaging terms for the common people

n. the combination of two or more commercial companies

n. a flowing together

n. consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body

n. the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

n. a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

n. the state of being allied or confederated

n. the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"

n. a group of countries in special alliance

n. a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"

n. a social club for male undergraduates

n. productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

n. hard monotonous routine work

n. the act of delivering a child

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

v. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. state categorically

v. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. state categorically

v. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

v. continue moving forward

adj. used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

n. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

n. the state of lacking unity

n. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"

adj. not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union; "nonunion carpenters"; "a nonunion contractor"