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1,033 words match “PAIN”

INCORRUPTIBLE n.
believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, pain, only in appearance.
INDIAN n.
ne. It is called also Guinea corn. See Durra. -- Indian ox (Zoöl.), the zebu. -- Indian paint. See Bloodroot. -- Indian paper. See India paper, under India. -- Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus Gillenia (G. trifoliata, and G. stipulacea), common in the United States, the roots of which are u…
INDOLENCE n. 2 definitions
Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc. [Obs.] I have ease, if it may not rather be called indolence. Bp. Hough.
INDOLENT a. 2 definitions
Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]
INFANTA n.
A title borne by every one of the daughters of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest.
INFANTE n.
A title given to every one of sons of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.
INFLAME v.
To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. Wiseman.
INFLAMMATION n.
morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
INFLICT v.
eel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a wound with a dagger; to inflict severe pain by ingratitude; to inflict punishment on an offender; to inflict the penalty of death on a criminal. What heart could wish, what hand inflict, this dire disgrace Drygen. The persecution and the pain That man inflicts on infer…
INFUCATE v.
To stain; to paint; to daub.
INFUCATION n.
The act of painting or staining, especially of painting the face.
INJURE v.
s reputation or character. (d) To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind. When have I injured thee when done thee wrong Shak.
INQUISITION n.
, fully established by Pope Gregory IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to Spain, Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of Italy.
INROAD v.
To make an inroad into; to invade. [Obs.] The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitaine. Fuller.
INSIDE n.
ng and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering. -- Inside track, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in competition.
INSUFFERABLE a.
rne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable; as, insufferable heat, cold, or pain; insufferable wrongs. Locke.
INSUPPORTABLE a.
r borne; unendurable; insufferable; intolerable; as, insupportable burdens; insupportable pain. -- In`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`sup*port"a*bly, adv.
INSUSCEPTIBLE a.
affected, or impressed; that can not feel, receive, or admit; as, a limb insusceptible of pain; a heart insusceptible of pity; a mind insusceptible to flattery. -- In`sus*cep`ti*bly adv.
INTELLECTUAL a.
telligence or mental capacity; as, an intellectual person. Who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual being, Those thoughts that wander through eternity Milton.
INTENSE a.
t; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light. In this intense seclusion of the forest. Hawthorne.
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