sharp+pain

  • 71thorn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spine, prickle, briar, bramble; annoyance, irritation. See sharpness, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prickle, spine, brier, briar, nettle, bramble, barb, thistle; see also point 2 , spine 1 . III …

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  • 72prick — [[t]prɪk[/t]] n. 1) pat a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like 2) the act of pricking: the prick of a needle[/ex] 3) pat the state or sensation of being pricked 4) cvb pat a sharp pain or feeling of discomfort caused by or as if by being …

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  • 73prick — [prik] n. [ME prike < OE prica, point, dot, akin to Du prik, MHG pfrecken] 1. a very small puncture or, formerly, dot, made by a sharp point 2. Archaic any of various pointed objects, as a thorn, goad, etc. 3. PRICKING 4. a sharp pain caused… …

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  • 74epistemology — epistemological /i pis teuh meuh loj i keuhl/, adj. epistemologically, adv. epistemologist, n. /i pis teuh mol euh jee/, n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. [1855 60; < Gk&#8230; …

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  • 75shooting — Synonyms and related words: acute, acute pain, afflictive, agonizing, antiaircraft fire, archery, atrocious, bane, beheading, bite, biting, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, boring pain, braining, burning, capital punishment, casting, charley horse …

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  • 76sting — [[t]stɪ̱ŋ[/t]] stings, stinging, stung 1) VERB If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain. [V n] The nettles stung their legs... [V n] I jumped …

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  • 77smart — I. n. Pungent or sharp pain, lancinating pain. II. v. n. 1. Feel sharp pain. 2. Suffer, be punished. III. a. 1. Sharp, stinging, keen, severe, poignant, pungent, pricking, painful. 2. Vigorous, forcible, effective, energetic, efficient …

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  • 78speakable — speak (spēk) v. spoke (spōk), spo·ken (spō’kən), speak·ing, speaks v. intr. 1. To produce words by means of sounds; talk: »Can the baby speak yet? 2. a) To …

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  • 79stab — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pierce, puncture, perforate, stick, prick, pink; distress, hurt. See opening, pain, attack. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. thrust, prick, cut, hurt, knife thrust, bayonet thrust, wound, puncture, blow,&#8230; …

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  • 80twinge — I. verb (twinged; twinging or twingeing) Etymology: Middle English twengen, from Old English twengan; akin to Old High German zwengen to pinch Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. dialect pluck, tweak …

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