la·bor-sav·ing

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• la|bor|sav|ing — la|bor sav|ing or la|bor|sav|ing «LAY buhr SAY vihng», adjective. that takes the place of or lessens labor: »A washing machine is a labor saving device. The neat labor saving cook stove had as yet no being (Harriet Beecher Stowe) …   Useful english dictionary

• la|bor-sav|ing — or la|bor|sav|ing «LAY buhr SAY vihng», adjective. that takes the place of or lessens labor: »A washing machine is a labor saving device. The neat labor saving cook stove had as yet no being (Harriet Beecher Stowe) …   Useful english dictionary

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• laborsaving — la′bor•sav ing or la′bor sav ing adj. designed to reduce human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device[/ex] • Etymology: 1765–75 …   From formal English to slang

• Labor-saving — La bor sav ing, a. Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; as, labor saving machinery; labor saving appliances[4]; labor saving devices like washing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

• la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… …   English syllables

• žemė — žẽmė sf. (2) KBII92, KII3, K, LsB266, K.Būg, Š, Rtr, RŽ, FrnW, KŽ; SD1215, SD452, H171, R122, MŽ, MŽ161, Sut, N, L, LL322 1. I, DŽ, NdŽ astr. penkta pagal dydį Saulės sistemos planeta, kurioje gyvename (tikrinis pavadinimas): Žemės apskritumas R …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

• pavirsti — pavir̃sti intr. 1. SD270, P, Sut, N, M, L, Rtr, ŠT261, NdŽ, KŽ, DS96(Rs), Graž, Grd, Gršl, Slnt, Krt, Žlb, Yl, Šts, Všv, Sd, Žd, Žeml, Klk, Rdn pargriūti, parpulti: Pasigėręs sugniužo, pavir̃to, nusigrandė sau nosį J. Sklidi, pavir̃sti galì… …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language