Hard work Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The Washington Post · 2026-09-27

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(noun)

  1. productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
  2. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  3. the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
  4. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
  5. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
  6. an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
  7. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

(verb)

  1. undergo the efforts of childbirth
  2. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
  3. work hard

(adjective)

  1. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
  2. resisting weight or pressure
  3. dispassionate
  4. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
  5. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
  6. produced without vibration of the vocal cords

(adverb)

  1. with effort or force or vigor
  2. to the full extent possible; all the way
  3. slowly and with difficulty
  4. causing great damage or hardship
  5. with firmness
  6. earnestly or intently
  7. with pain or distress or bitterness
  8. very near or close in space or time
  9. into a solid condition
  10. indulging excessively

(adjective satellite)

  1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  2. dried out
  3. unfortunate or hard to bear
  4. being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
  5. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
  6. very strong or vigorous

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 5 letters
    LABOR

    Hard work (5)

    The Washington Post · Sep 27, 2026

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