Definition of Painkillers

1. Noun. (plural of painkiller) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Painkillers

1. painkiller [n] - See also: painkiller

Lexicographical Neighbors of Painkillers

painful paraplegia
painful point
painful sensation
painful toe
painfull
painfuller
painfullest
painfully
painfulness
painfulnesses
painim
painims
paining
painite
painkiller
painkillers (current term)
painkilling
painless
painless haematuria
painless jaundice
painlessly
painlessness
painlessnesses
painlike
painmaker
painmakers
paino nobiles
pains
pains au chocolat

Literary usage of Painkillers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Internet Pharmacies: Adding Disclosure Requirements Would Aid State and by Gloria E. Taylor (2001)
"... safety restrictions and addictive narcotic painkillers. Among the Internet pharmacies from which we obtained drugs, 5 US and all 18 Canadian pharmacies ..."

2. Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"The painkillers weighted his arms and churned his guts, and at least twice an hour, he'd grog his way into a better position, forgetting the tenderness in ..."

3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1901)
"Man cannot imagine pain which he does not perceive, and he ^ therefore sometimes calls anaesthetics, painkillers. Animals have.^3 always been supposed to ..."

4. The Future in America: A Search After Realities by Herbert George Wells (1907)
"And here I find them selling poisons as painkillers, and alcohol as tonics, and fighting ably and boldly to silence adverse discussion. ..."

5. Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention (1989)
"Other medical painkillers include codeine and morphine, both of which have been determined safe for prescription use after rigorous testing and review by ..."

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