painkiller

«painkiller» in Mova's school dictionary: A medicine that makes pain less strong or stops it for a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a painkiller, painkillers)

meaning for a pupil

A medicine that makes pain less strong or stops it for a while, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. tree →

sense 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 →
• Never take painkillers without asking an adult. tree →
• Mum read the label to check how much painkiller to give. tree →
• Paracetamol is a common painkiller. tree →
• Keep painkillers locked away from little children. tree →
• After the painkiller, my headache went away. tree →

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).

In the corpora

• Calpol is a brand of paracetamol for children; painkillers block pain signals and lower fever but don't cure the cause.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «painkiller» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.