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That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.
Piers Anthony

Meaning of "pains" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PAINS

pains  [peɪnz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAINS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pains is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAINS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pains in the English dictionary

The definition of pains in the dictionary is care, trouble, or effort. Other definition of pains is painful sensations experienced during contractions in childbirth; labour pains.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAINS


afterpains
ˈɑːftəˌpeɪnz
brains
breɪnz
cremains
krɪˈmeɪnz
fains
feɪnz
gains
ɡeɪnz
Jane´s
dʒeɪnz
Keynes
keɪnz
mains
meɪnz
plains
pleɪnz
plainstanes
ˈpleɪnˌsteɪnz
rains
reɪnz
reins
reɪnz
remains
rɪˈmeɪnz
Staines
steɪnz
strains
ˈstreɪnz
wholegrains
ˈhəʊlɡreɪnz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAINS

pained
painful
painfully
painfulness
painim
painkiller
painkilling
painless
painlessly
painlessness
painstaker
painstaking
painstakingly
painstakingness
paint
paint bomb
paint gun
paint remover
paint roller
paint spray

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAINS

Adirondack Mountains
Aix-les-Bains
blackout curtains
Blue Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
curtains
Great Plains
growing pains
ill-gotten gains
monsoon rains
period pains
Rocky Mountains
Romains
Smoky Mountains
Tatra Mountains
the rains
Ural Mountains
White Mountains

Synonyms and antonyms of pains in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PAINS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pains» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pains

Translation of «pains» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAINS

Find out the translation of pains to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pains from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pains» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阵痛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dolores
570 millions of speakers

English

pains
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दर्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آلام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রযত্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sakit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

痛み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyiksa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेदना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zahmet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dolori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bóle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

болю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dureri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόνοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pyne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smärtor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smerter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pains

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAINS»

The term «pains» is very widely used and occupies the 14.417 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of pains
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAINS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pains» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pains» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pains

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10 QUOTES WITH «PAINS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pains.
1
Joseph Addison
Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
2
Joseph Addison
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
3
Marcia Angell
You see that the people who are drawn to alternative medicine are often fairly healthy and they go to alternative medicine for what I call the 'symptoms of life.' Fatigue, joint pains, inability to concentrate, perhaps, the kinds of things that anyone over twenty-five gets at some point.
4
Piers Anthony
That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.
5
Mary Antin
Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.
6
Drew Barrymore
Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.
7
Alice Stone Blackwell
A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent.
8
David Brainerd
Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.
9
Pierce Brosnan
Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human.
10
Ada Cambridge
Let Justice, blind and halt and maimed, chastise the rebel spirit surging in my veins, let the Law deal me penalties and pains And make me hideous in my neighbours' eyes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAINS»

Discover the use of pains in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pains and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Hunger Pains: A Parody
This is The Hunger Pains. When Kantkiss Neverclean replaces her sister as a contestant on the Hunger Games—the second-highest-rated reality TV show in Peaceland, behind Extreme Home Makeover—she has no idea what to expect.
The Harvard Lampoon, 2012
2
Growing Pains: Transitioning from an Entrepreneurship to a ...
"This book provides a proven framework and a practical approach for dealing with what matters most for the success of any growing organization.
Eric G. Flamholtz, Yvonne Randle, 2012
3
A Full House of Growing Pains: A Hollywood Mother's Journey
In a flash, Barbara Cameron had it all.
Barbara Cameron, 2006
4
Growing Pains: The Autobiography of Emily Carr
Completed just before Emily Carr died in 1945, Growing Pains tells the story of her life, beginning with her girlhood in pioneer Victoria and going on to her training as an artist in San Francisco, England and France.
Emily Carr, Robin Laurence, Ira Dilworth, 2005
5
It's Not Just Growing Pains: A Guide to Childhood Muscle, ...
Here is a readable, reliable guide to the common causes of bone, joint, muscle, and arthritis pain in children, designed to help parents and physicians understand these disorders, arrive at the proper diagnosis, and choose the most ...
Thomas J. A. Lehman, 2004
6
Labour Pains: A Biblical Perspective of God's Destiny for ...
'Labour Pains' is written as a guideline giving a clear and concise Biblical view of how you can achieve God's will and purpose for your life.
Kay Blugh Gaymes, 2010
7
Bell's Orofacial Pains: The Clinical Management of Orofacial ...
Presents a classification of the various orofacial pain disorders and describes the history and examination procedures that can be used to differentiate them. The final section describes management considerations for each disorder.
Jeffrey P. Okeson, 2005
8
Growing Pains
Brian Moore is a straight-A student struggling to escape the lure of the streets in Brooklyn, NY. With no father at home and a mother who works two jobs in order to keep a roof over his head and food on the table, Brian is left alone to ...
Dwayne S. Joseph, 2011
9
Growing Pains: Diaries and Drawings for the Years 1908-1917
Wanda Gag rose from poverty in small-town Minnesota to international fame in the 1920s as the author of the children's classic Millions of Cats.
Wanda Gág, 1940
10
Labor Pains: Early Conference and Executive Reports of the ...
Labor Pains is the documentary story of the early years of the Australian Labor Party, a developing and detailed narrative told from contemporary press reports.
Michael Hogan, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAINS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pains is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Widnes mum: Doctor said my labour pains were kidney stones
A mum lost who lost her 15 week premature baby was originally told her agonising labour pains were simply kidney stones. Davina Neild, 34 ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
2
Pains of Trooper cuts felt at small community jails
Budget cuts to the Alaska State Troopers are taking place all over Alaska, but in small Southeast communities, like Petersburg, it's a double ... «Ktoo, Jul 15»
3
Growing pains: Where will Reno area's water come from?
Perry Di Loreto starts up his white Jeep and drives to his latest project in Reno's Damonte Ranch area, a community of 147 new single-family ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
4
'Royal Pains' season 8 spoilers, plot rumors: Old faces will return …
Season 7 of the long-running medical drama of USA Network's "Royal Pains" is coming to a close. But fans will not really have to wait that long ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
5
Dave Clawson aims to keep Wake Forest fresh through growing pains
PINEHURST, N.C. -- Dave Clawson hates to admit it now, but his first team at Fordham stopped playing hard toward the end of the 1999 ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
6
Stoke thrashing still pains Henderson
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has said the “embarrassment” of his side's 6-1 thrashing by Stoke at the end of last season is something ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
7
Pennsylvania Man Fakes Chest Pains to Have Medics Fix Air …
INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — State police say a western Pennsylvania man with a penchant for making unnecessary emergency calls recently ... «JEMS.com, Jul 15»
8
Police: Man Who Called 9-1-1 Lied About Having Chest Pains, Just …
Police in Pennsylvania say a man who called complaining of chest pains was fit as a fiddle, and actually just needed help fixing his air ... «The Consumerist, Jul 15»
9
Cops: Guy Faked Chest Pains to Get Air-Con Fixed
According to a police report obtained by the Smoking Gun, Travis Turner, believed to be 26 or 27, called 911 complaining of chest pains, then ... «Newser, Jul 15»
10
Feasting on Mariners' pitching helping Nick Castellanos shrug off …
Feasting on Mariners' pitching helping Nick Castellanos shrug off growing pains. Nick Castellanos 3 (Mulholland).jpg. Second-year Nick ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

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