Headache

  • 21headache — noun (C) 1 a pain in your head: splitting headache (=a very bad headache) 2 informal an annoying or worrying problem: Censorship was a constant headache for Soviet newspapers. headachy adjective: a headachy feeling …

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  • 22headache — Synonyms and related words: MS, ache, aching, ado, aggravation, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, angina, annoyance, anxiety, backache, bad news, bane, bedevilment, bellyache, besetment, bore, bother, botheration, bothersomeness, brain disease,… …

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  • 23headache —    1. obsolete England /Ireland    a corn poppy used for narcotic purposes    The papaver rhoeas may not have had the potency of its oriental cousins, but it was what was available. There was a fetish against unmarried girls touching the flowers …

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  • 24headache — noun 1) I ve got a headache Syn: pain in the head, migraine; neuralgia; informal head 2) informal their behavior was a headache for the teacher Syn: nuisance, trouble, problem, bother, bugbear, pest, worry …

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  • 25headache — n 1. pain in the head, splitting or throbbing headache, sick headache, migraine, Obs. megrim, Med. cephalalgia, Pathol. hemicrania, Pathol. hemialgia. 2.Informal. bother, trouble, inconvenience, nuisance, annoyance, bane …

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  • 26headache — noun 1) I ve got a headache Syn: sore head, migraine, hangover 2) informal it was a real headache Syn: problem, worry, hassle, pain in the neck, bind …

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  • 27headache — noun Date: before 12th century 1. pain in the head 2. a vexatious or baffling situation or problem < meetings had become a giant headache Franklin Foer > • headachy also headachey adjective …

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  • 28headache — noun /ˈhɛdeɪk/ a) A pain or ache in the head. The clumsy filing system has been a huge headache. b) (figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem. Syn …

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  • 29headache — n. pain felt deep within the skull. Most headaches are caused by emotional stress or fatigue but some are symptoms of serious intracranial disease. See also: cluster headache, migraine …

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  • 30headache*/ — [ˈhedeɪk] noun [C] 1) a pain in your head I had a bad headache yesterday.[/ex] 2) informal something that causes you a lot of problems …

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