Definitions for pains

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pains pain

Spelling: [peyn]

IPA: /peɪn/

Pains is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in pains (ainps).

Definitions for pains

noun

1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body:
3. mental or emotional suffering or torment:
4. pains. laborious or careful efforts; assiduous care: the suffering of childbirth.
5. Informal. an annoying or troublesome person or thing.

Idioms

1. feel no pain, Informal. to be intoxicated:
2. on / upon / under pain of, liable to the penalty of:
3. pain in the ass, Slang: Vulgar. pain (def 5).
4. pain in the neck, Informal. pain (def 5).

verb (used with object)

1. to cause physical pain to; hurt.
2. to cause (someone) mental or emotional pain; distress:

verb (used without object)

1. to have or give pain.

Origin of pains

1250-1300; Middle English peine punishment, torture, pain Old French Latin poena penalty, pain Greek poinḗ penalty

Examples for pains

What that principle is may well be worth the pains of enquiry.

At the same time, interim government and military officials alike are at pains to emphasize the seriousness of their response.

I have a French feather-bed there, which I have been at pains to keep these years back.

The words, of her age, piqued me; and I spared no pains to make him forget them.

In the not-so-distant future, an independent country, which belongs to Kurds, will rise from these wants, pains, fire and ashes.

Lee would stay up late, unable to sleep from the pains he had in his back.

He received a reproachful look from Mrs. Porter for his pains.

As much as it pains Americans to admit this, Ronaldo saved our asses.

The blood trickled from his forehead; he complained of pains in his side and limbs.

It pains me to say this, in the year 2014, we are in a death match.