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1Wince — Wince, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wincing}.] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to… …
2wince — wince1 wincer, n. wincingly, adv. wincingness, n. /wins/, v., winced, wincing, n. v.i. 1. to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch. n. 2. a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start. [1250 1300; ME winsen,… …
3wince — [[t]wɪns[/t]] v. winced, winc•ing, n. 1) to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch 2) a wincing or shrinking movement; slight start • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME winsen, var. of winchen, wenchen to kick < AF… …
4wince — /wɪns / (say wins) verb (i) (winced, wincing) 1. to shrink, as in pain or from a blow; start; flinch. –noun 2. a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start. {Middle English wynse. Compare Old French guenchir turn aside} –wincer, noun …
5Winced — Wince Wince, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wincing}.] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way …
6Wincing — Wince Wince, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wincing}.] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way …
7pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… …
8shoot — Synonyms and related words: Photostat, X ray, Xerox, ache, acute pain, agonize, ail, aim at, altitude peak, anguish, annihilate, assassinate, automatic control, backfire, barf, barrage, be bright, beacon, beam, beat, bedazzle, behead, bine, bite …
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10Tomorrow (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Tomorrow title orig = translator = image caption = author = Graham Swift illustrator = cover artist = country = England language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Picador release date = 2007 english release date …
