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Definition of Pains
1. Noun. An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
Generic synonyms: Attempt, Effort, Endeavor, Endeavour, Try
Specialized synonyms: Jehad, Jihad
Derivative terms: Strain, Strain, Strenuous, Strive
Definition of Pains
1. n. Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former.
Definition of Pains
1. Noun. (plural of pain) ¹
2. Noun. ''(used in plural)'' Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort. ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of pain) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pains
1. pain [v] - See also: pain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pains
Literary usage of Pains
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1897)
"The author believes that the pains which yield the most readily are the severe
lancinating pains in the legs, and girdle pains; the most difficult, ..."
2. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1907)
"An Act to inflict pains and Penalties on John Plunket. An Act to inflict pains
and Penalties on George Kelly, alias Johnson. An Act to inflict pains and ..."
3. Othello: A Tragedy in Five Acts by William Shakespeare, Tommaso Salvini, James Henry Mapleson (1876)
"(To Emilia.) And yon, who know your office, And do it honestly, there's money
for your pains: Keep oar counsel. END OF ACT 17. ..."
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