pains 1 of 2

noun

Definition of painsnext
plural of pain
1
as in attention
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
as in effort
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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pains

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pain
as in aches
to feel or cause physical pain my poor head was paining so from all that racket

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  1. attention
  2. effort
  3. aches
  4. care
  5. work
  6. sweat
  7. exertion
  8. heed
Noun
  • Quarterback Matthew Stafford said that the Vikings were receiving the Rams’ full attention while the Rams were at the team’s facility in Woodland Hills.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The legal battle over TikTok has attracted unusual attention due to its political and cultural significance.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of attention
Noun
  • Reese’s seventh double-double of the season (16 points and 10 rebounds) was crucial, but Willard cited Reese’s defensive effort as just as important.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Protecting those at-risk people from severe effects of respiratory illness and norovirus requires a group effort, said Mohammed Raja, MD, assistant professor of infectious diseases at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
    John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of effort
Verb
  • The common symptoms are nausea, stomach pain, fever, headaches, and body aches.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Other symptoms may include stomach pain, fever, headache, body aches, or dehydration.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of aches
Noun
  • The Growing Awareness of Brain Health Many people today have a growing awareness of preventative care and maintaining health, rather than waiting until the presence of a disease or disorder to address a concern.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
  • At first, the executive said, the plan was to simply contribute to organizations providing clinical care to people diagnosed with mental illnesses.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of care
Noun
  • Why wouldn’t the fashion industry want to be in business with people who represent the values of hard work and authenticity?
    Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
  • His Survival Arc Photo: Tim Roney/Getty Images Williams’s rise is a rare story of meritocracy at work.
    Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of work
Noun
  • All the blood, sweat, and tears of someone desperately holding on to their fading glory remains, however.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The work is difficult, with the players’ hair soaked with sweat and matted by their helmets.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of sweat
Noun
  • In the news release, Franklin advised people to push or sweep snow rather than lifting and throwing it because that involves less exertion.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Mishima’s physical exertions were in line with much that went on in the Japanese avant-garde during the sixties.
    Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of exertion
Noun
  • So take heed from Bella Hadid and abandon your contacts for your glasses.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Big picture Amazon’s slate of custom chip announcements last week sent a signal to Wall Street about its preferred path forward in the AI computing boom — and Bank of America took heed, as evidenced by the downgrade.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of heed
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