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head-ache

head-ache is the archaic form of headache.

Meaning of headache

Noun

headache (plural headaches)

  1. A pain or ache in the head.
    • I have a splitting headache after that party last night.
    Synonyms:
    cephalalgia
  2. (figuratively) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.
    • The clumsy filing system has been a huge headache.

Forms of head-ache

pluralhead-aches

Questions about head-ache

What is head-ache the archaic form of?
Head-ache is the archaic form of headache.

Words near head-ache in the dictionary

  1. head winds
  2. head wing
  3. head wings
  4. head wobble
  5. head wobbles
  6. head-ache
  7. head-bolt
  8. head-bolt heater
  9. head-bolt heaters
  10. head-bolts
  11. head-butt

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Adapted from Wiktionary: head-ache (page history and authors); headache (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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