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Pronunciation : Ache
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. ache, AS. ?ce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.]
Definition : Defn: 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.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ache
Part of Speech : v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ached; p. pr. & vb. n. Aching.]
Etymology : [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 : Defn: 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