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plural of pain
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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
- asked the movers to take pains to be sure that they didn't damage anything while moving the furniture
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2
the active use of energy in producing a result
- she was at pains to reassure us that everything would be fine
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- effort,
- elbow grease,
- exertion,
- expenditure,
- labor,
- sweat,
- trouble,
- while,
- work
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pains
verbpresent tense third-person singular of pain
Synonyms of pains (Entry 2 of 2)
to feel or cause physical pain
- my poor head was paining so from all that racket
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