ACHES

Noun

aches

plural of ache

Verb

aches

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ache

Anagrams

• Chaes, Chase, Cheas, chase, e-cash, ecash

Source: Wiktionary


ACHE

Ach, Ache, n. Etym: [F. ache, L. apium parsley.]

Definition: A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley. [Obs.] Holland.

Ache, n. Etym: [OE. ache, AS. æce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.]

Definition: Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. "Such an ache in my bones." Shak.

Note: Often used in composition, as, a headache, an earache, a toothache.

Ache, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ached; p. pr. & vb. n. Aching.] Etym: [OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan, imp. oc, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to agent.]

Definition: To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. "My old bones ache." Shak. The sins that in your conscience ache. Keble.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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