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# painkiller

noun (a painkiller, painkillers)

«painkiller» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A medicine that makes pain less strong or stops it for a while, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painkiller/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health and drug education: only take painkillers when an adult gives them to you, and follow the dose on the label; too much can be dangerous. Painkillers hide pain but do not always cure the problem. Keep all medicines away from small children.

### Examples

- The doctor gave me a painkiller for my sore tooth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painkiller/#x1)
- Never take painkillers without asking an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painkiller/#x2)
- Mum read the label to check how much painkiller to give. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painkiller/#x3)
- Paracetamol is a common painkiller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painkiller/#x4)
- Keep painkillers locked away from little children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painkiller/#x5)
- After the painkiller, my headache went away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painkiller/#x6)

### Note

One word: painkiller. Countable. Taking more than the right dose is dangerous, even with common painkillers; children often need a special children's version. A painkiller is not the same as an antibiotic (which fights bacteria).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «painkiller» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painkiller/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«painkiller» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painkiller.html) on Mova free.