labor, v. [toil], [work], [drudge], [slave], moil, travail.
labored, a. studied, elaborate, overwrought, [stiff], [unnatural].
laborer, n. toiler, [workman], stevedore, roustabout, [drudge], hack, peon, coolie, navvy.
laborious, a. toilsome, [arduous], [onerous]; [diligent], [industrious], sedulous.
labyrinth, n. [maze], [intricacy], [complexity].
lace, n. [string], [cord], thong, aglet.
lacerate, v. [tear], [rend], [mangle], laniate, [harrow], [wound], harry, [distress].
laceration, n. [tearing], [rending], laniation, harrowing, [wound].
lack, v. [need], [want], be in need of, [require], sedulous.
lack, n. [want], [need], [deficiency], [dearth], paucity, [scarcity], [drought], default, deficit, [insufficiency], inadequacy, [shortness].