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brainache

brainache noun: a headache, especially one apparently resulting from thinking hard or being puzzled.

Noun

brainache (countable and uncountable, plural brainaches)

  1. A headache, especially one apparently resulting from thinking hard or being puzzled.

Forms of brainache

pluralbrainaches

Origin of brainache

From brain + ache.

Questions about brainache

What does brainache mean?
Brainache means a headache, especially one apparently resulting from thinking hard or being puzzled.
What part of speech is brainache?
Brainache is a noun.
What is the plural of brainache?
The plural of brainache is brainaches.

Words near brainache in the dictionary

  1. brain-washing
  2. brain-washings
  3. brain-worm
  4. brain-wormed
  5. brain-worms
  6. brainache
  7. brainaches
  8. brainal
  9. Brainard
  10. Brainards
  11. brainball

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