pains (noun)
1pains — noun an effortful attempt to attain a goal (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑striving, ↑nisus, ↑strain • Derivationally related forms: ↑strenuous (for: ↑strain), ↑ …
2pains´tak´ing|ly — pains|tak|ing «PAYNZ TAY kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very careful; particular; scrupulous: »a painstaking writer. SYNONYM(S): assiduous. 2. marked or characterized by attentive care; carefully done: »a painstaking reproduction. –n. the… …
3pains|tak|ing — «PAYNZ TAY kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very careful; particular; scrupulous: »a painstaking writer. SYNONYM(S): assiduous. 2. marked or characterized by attentive care; carefully done: »a painstaking reproduction. –n. the taking of pains;… …
4pains — noun (used in plural) Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort …
5growing pains — growing ,pains noun plural 1. ) pains that children and teenagers sometimes get in their arms and legs because they are growing 2. ) early problems that an organization experiences when it is first starting in business …
6labor pains — noun a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth • Syn: ↑birth pangs, ↑labour pains • Hypernyms: ↑pang * * * 1. pain encountered during the uterine contractions of childbirth. 2. difficulties, problems, or setbacks… …
7growing\ pains — noun 1. Pains in children s legs supposed to be caused by changes in their bodies and feelings as they grow. The little girl s legs hurt, and her mother told her she had growing pains. 2. informal Troubles when something new is beginning or… …
8growing pains — noun plural Date: 1810 1. pains in the legs of growing children having no demonstrable relation to growth 2. the stresses and strains attending a new project or development …
9growing pains — noun a) generalized pains in the limbs or joints of adolescents (from many causes) b) emotional or social problems associated with adolescence …
10growing pains — noun (plural) 1 aches and pains that children can sometimes feel in their arms and legs when they are growing 2 problems and difficulties that are experienced at the beginning of a new activity …
