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| Main Entry: |
pain killer
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medicine to kill pain |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anesthetic, antiodontalgic, pain pill, pain reliever, sedative, tranquilizer |
| Main Entry: | sedative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soothing agent, medicine |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anodyne, barbiturate, calmant, calmative, depressant, dope*, downer, drug, hypnotic, knockout pill, medication, narcotic, nerve medicine, opiate, pacifier, pain pill, pain-killer, quietive, sleeping pill, tranquillizer |
| Antonyms: | antidepressant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | anesthetic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sleep-inducer |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anodyne, dope, gas, general anesthetic, hypnosis, inhalant, local anesthetic, opiate, pain-killer, shot, soporific, spinal |
| Notes: | an anesthetic induces insensibility, an analgesic makes you feel no pain, while an anodyne removes your cares |
| Antonyms: | analeptic, stimulant |
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