Phrase Hound found 42 phrases and 19 compound words that contain pains. The most common are listed below. Open pains in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 42
- growing painsgeneralized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescents (from many causes)
- weather painsOsseous pain claimed to be caused by changes in barometric pressure.
- hunger painsplural of hunger pain: Eggcorn of hunger pang.
- labor painsplural of labor pain: The pain suffered by a woman in labour during childbirth.
- labour painsplural of labour pain: The pain suffered by a woman in labour during childbirth.
- period painsplural of period pain: Pain felt in the abdomen during menstruation.
- phantom painsplural of phantom pain: A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.
- royal painsplural of royal pain: Someone or something that is very annoying.
- pains au chocolatplural of pain au chocolat: A French snack consisting of a pastry, normally similar to a croissant, with chocolate inside.
- take painsTo use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience.
- pains in the backplural of pain in the back: A nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance.
- pains in the backsideplural of pain in the backside: Something or someone that causes discomfort, frustration, or annoyance.
- pains in the buttplural of pain in the butt: A nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance.
- pains in the neckplural of pain in the neck: Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient.
- pains in the rearplural of pain in the rear: Something or someone that causes discomfort, frustration, or annoyance.
- go to painsTo expend effort to do something.
- after-painsplural of after-pain: Pain that occurs or remains after an event, such as surgery (especially dental surgery), eating spicy food, or simply an initial, sharper pain.
- back painsplural of back pain: Pain felt in the back.
- referred painsplural of referred pain: pain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus
- saddle painsplural of saddle pain: A painful bottom as a result of riding a mount or vehicle with (or without) a saddle
- taken painspast participle of take pains: To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience.
- takes painsthird-person singular simple present indicative of take pains: To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience.
- taking painspresent participle and gerund of take pains
- took painssimple past of take pains
- goes to painsthird-person singular simple present indicative of go to pains: To expend effort to do something.
Compound words 19
- painstakingCarefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
- painstakerOne who takes pains; a careful worker.
- painsworthyWorth the pains or care given.
- PainswickA town and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8609).
- afterpainsplural of afterpain: Pain that occurs or remains after an event, such as surgery (especially dental surgery), eating spicy food, or simply an initial, sharper pain.
- backpainsplural of backpain: Pain felt in the back.
- calpainsplural of calpain: Any of a family of enzymes that regulate calcium in the body.
- Despainsplural of Despain: A surname.
- hungerpainsplural of hungerpain: Eggcorn of hunger pang.
- macropainsplural of macropain: Proteasome endopeptidase complex