In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
concern, worry, headache, vexation
(noun) something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; “New York traffic is a constant concern”; “it’s a major worry”
headache, head ache, cephalalgia
(noun) pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
headache (plural headaches)
A pain or ache in the head.
(figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.
• (physical pain): cephalalgia
• (annoyance): bother, pain in the neck
• hemicrania
• migraine
• megrim
• tension headache
Source: Wiktionary
Head"ache`, n.
Definition: Pain in the head; ceph "Headaches and shivering fits." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.