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
  • Trump’s recent threat to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada got the immediate attention of Ottawa.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But women, in particular, are paying close attention to Trump’s early decision-making.
    Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of attention
Noun
  • James Blair will work as deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs, after spearheading Trump’s grassroots voter outreach efforts and making frequent media appearances.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • He is expected to issue a flurry of executive orders on immigration shortly after taking office, and has promised a huge mass deportation effort.
    Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of effort
Verb
  • Other totally normal and common side effects, according to the CDC, include headache, fever, muscle aches, and fatigue.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Nov. 2024
  • If your symptoms are below the neck, like fever, fatigue, body aches, and coughing, Zamora recommends skipping exercise altogether.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of aches
Noun
  • The care that is evident in each corner is overwhelming.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Players from both teams gathered together – some were seen praying – as DuBose received on-field care.
    Wayne Sterling, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of care
Noun
  • The division, which enforces voting rights laws, investigates police departments and brings charges for violations of people’s civil rights, is spending the final days of the Biden administration finishing as much work as possible on cases involving patterns or practices of police misconduct.
    Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Participants will engage in hands-on classes, lab work, and team projects led by female MIT graduate students.
    Kristen Moon, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of work
Noun
  • Forensic investigators at a police lab in Queens will go through the contents of the bag slowly and deliberately, examining not only the contents but the bag itself, which may contain sweat or other evidence connected to the shooter, the official said.
    Elise Hammond, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Stale beer, sweat, and (often) despair linger in the air, but the beers are cheap and the company is largely non-judgmental.
    BYChris Morris, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of sweat
Noun
  • That material is then applied judiciously so the top and bottom function well together, with pit zips that offer access to secure internal pockets configured for backcountry gear storage—reinforcing the focus on performance under heavy exertion.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The filming and the editing of the scene, for all its relative simplicity, conveys, above all, cinematographic effort—not physical exertion but aesthetic resolve.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of exertion
Noun
  • 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
  • Washington also paid little heed to Russia’s objections when the United States and its allies exceeded the terms of the UN Security Council–backed intervention in Libya, turning a mandate to protect an endangered population into an operation to overthrow the country’s strongman, Muammar al-Qaddafi.
    Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
Definition of heed
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