productive work (especially physical work done for wages) | withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous |
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor |
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | |
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement | |
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child | |