VERB | perception | ache, hurt, suffer | feel physical pain |
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emotion | ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish | have a desire for something or someone who is not present | |
perception | ache, smart, hurt | be the source of pain | |
NOUN | state | ache, aching | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
Sounds | ey'k | |
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Rhymes | awake ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... |
Meaning | A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain. | |
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Synonym | aching | |
Narrower | backache | An ache localized in the back |
earache, otalgia | An ache localized in the middle or inner ear | |
headache, head ache, cephalalgia | pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | |
stomachache, stomach ache, bellyache, gastralgia | An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | |
toothache, odontalgia | An ache localized in or around a tooth | |
Broader | pain, hurting | A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder |
Spanish | dolor | |
Catalan | dolor, mal | |
Adjectives | achy | causing a dull and steady pain |
Verbs | ache | be the source of pain |
ache | feel physical pain |
Meaning | Feel physical pain. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Model | Sam and Sue ache | |
Synonyms | hurt, suffer | |
Narrower | catch, get | Suffer from the receipt of |
kill | Be the source of great pain for | |
prick, sting, twinge | Cause a stinging pain | |
twinge | Feel a sudden sharp, local pain | |
Broader | perceive, comprehend | To become aware of through the senses |
Spanish | doler, lastimar, sufrir | |
Catalan | doldre, doler, fer mal, patir | |
Nouns | ache, aching | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
Meaning | Have a desire for something or someone who is not present. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She ached for a cigarette" | |
Synonyms | yearn, yen, pine, languish | |
Narrower | die | languish as with love or desire |
Broader | hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently |
Spanish | anhelar, ansiar, consumirse, doler | |
Catalan | consumir-se, doldre, saber greu |
Meaning | Be the source of pain. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
Model | Did his feet ache? | |
Synonyms | smart, hurt | |
Caused by | hurt | Give trouble or pain to |
Narrower | act up | make itself felt as a recurring pain |
bite, sting, burn | Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort | |
burn | Feel hot or painful | |
hunger | Feel the need to eat | |
itch | Have or perceive an itch | |
shoot | Cause a sharp and sudden pain in | |
thirst | Feel the need to drink | |
throb | pulsate or pound with abnormal force | |
Broader | cause to be perceived | Have perceptible qualities |
Spanish | doler, escocer | |
Catalan | coure, fer mal, picar, pruir | |
Nouns | ache, aching | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
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