Overview of noun pains

The noun pains has 1 sense

• striving, nisus, pains, strain -- (an effortful attempt to attain a goal)

Overview of noun pain

The noun pain has 5 senses

• pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")


• pain, painfulness -- (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness")


• pain, pain sensation, painful sensation -- (a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain")


• pain, pain in the neck, nuisance -- (a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain")


• annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass -- (something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction")

Overview of verb pain

The verb pain has 2 senses

• trouble, ail, pain -- (cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed)


• pain, anguish, hurt -- (cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school")