pain

a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" ; something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" ; emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" ; a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" ; a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" ;

pain in the ass

something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" ;

pain in the neck

something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" ; a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" ;

pain pill

a medicine used to relieve pain ;

pain sensation

a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" ;

pain threshold

the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced; "some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people" ;

pain unit

a unit measuring the intensity of pain ;

paine

American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809) ; American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814) ;

painful sensation

a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" ;

painfulness

the quality of being painful; "she feared the painfulness of childbirth" ; emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" ;

painkiller

a medicine used to relieve pain ;

pains

an effortful attempt to attain a goal ;

painstakingness

the trait of being painstaking and careful ;

paint

a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating ; makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks ; (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" ;

paint leaf

showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru ;

paint roller

a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint ;

paintball

a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them ; a capsule filed with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball ;

paintball gun

an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic ;

paintbox

a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint ;

paintbrush

a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint) ;

painted-leaf begonia

any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers ;

painted beauty

American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots ;

painted cup

any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts ;

painted daisy

spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum ;

painted desert

a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona ;

painted greenling

greenling with whitish body marked with black bands ;

painted leaf

tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers ; poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla ;

painted nettle

perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon ;

painted sandgrouse

sandgrouse of India ;

painted terrapin

freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States ;

painted tongue

Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat ;

painted tortoise

freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States ;

painted turtle

freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States ;

painter

large American feline resembling a lion ; a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) ; an artist who paints ; a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint ;

painter's colic

symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation ;

painting

the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" ; the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" ; creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years" ; graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" ;

pair

a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value ; two people considered as a unit ; a set of two similar things considered as a unit ; two items of the same kind ;

pair creation

the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus ;

pair formation

the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus ;

pair of pincers

a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping ;