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“Pain” or “Pane”

pain / pane are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

pain p·EY·n

  • nouna symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.
  • nounemotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid.
  • nouna somatic sensation of acute discomfort.
  • nouna bothersome annoying person.
  • verbcause emotional anguish or make miserable.

pane p·EY·n

  • nounsheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors.
Usage

Examples in context

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“pain”

  • …then Get Off On The Pain is just about as good…
  • …saying "[Get Off on the Pain] is the year’s best country…
  • …witness to the savagery and pain through their stares, their bearing,…
  • …saying "Get Off On the Pain may not be the world’s…
  • Get Off on the Pain
  • Bertolotti's syndrome, back pain
  • Get Off on the Pain is the eighth studio album…
  • Pain, Plunder and Personal Loss (Happy…
  • George Richard Pain undertook the restoration of the…
  • …as "a bold stance of pain and other emotions, filtering through…

“pane”

  • …to current folder in Files pane, POSIX Tar support, changes for…
  • …features include a new Files pane for file management and sharing,…
  • Pane e castagne
  • Each pane was also fortified with steel…
  • The canvas was the main pane where the editing of pipes…
  • …for resizing images, new Actions pane and Quick Action button providing…
  • …elephants charging the gates, each pane of the gate has seventy-two…
  • …timeline or storyboard view, preview pane and media library (transitions, video…
  • The right pane has a small man-sized door…
  • …on the canvas, the debugger pane shows the output of the…

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