noun🔗ShareArduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship."The single mother understood the travails of raising three children alone, juggling work and their needs. "sufferingconditionworksituationeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpecifically, the labor of childbirth."After many hours of intense travails, she finally gave birth to a healthy baby girl. "medicinephysiologybodysufferingsexhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn act of working; labor (US), labour (British)."The farmer's travails in the fields ensured a bountiful harvest. "worksufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe eclipse of a celestial object."The unexpected travails of the moon obscured the sun, creating an eerie darkness during the day. "astronomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo toil."The gardener travails in the hot sun to keep the flowers blooming. "sufferingactionworksituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo go through the labor of childbirth."The mother travailed for hours before finally giving birth to a healthy baby girl. "familyphysiologybodymedicinehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of traveling; passage from place to place."space travel"actionwayplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(in the plural) A series of journeys."I’m off on my travels around France again."sufferingactionhistorystoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(in the plural) An account of one's travels."After her backpacking trip across Europe, Maria eagerly shared her travails with her family, describing the exciting places she visited and the challenges she faced along the way. "storyliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe activity or traffic along a route or through a given point."The travails along the highway caused a significant delay for commuters. "sufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke."My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches."machinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLabour; parturition; travail."After many hours of travails, the mother finally gave birth to a healthy baby. "sufferingworkconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA traditional North American Indian sled-like vehicle, pulled by person, dog, or horse."During the winter, the Indigenous community relied on travails to transport firewood and supplies across the snowy landscape. "vehicletraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading