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1. headache
noun. ['ˈhɛˌdeɪk'] something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.
Etymology
- ache (English)
- aken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- head (English)
- hed (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Headache
- backache
- beefsteak
- bellyache
- bonebrake
- cheesecake
- cupcake
- daybreak
- earthquake
- freshbake
- fruitcake
- handshake
- heartache
- heartbreak
- homestake
- hotcake
- hoylake
- intake
- interlake
- longbrake
- mandrake
How do you pronounce headache?
Pronounce headache as ˈhɛˌdeɪk.
US - How to pronounce headache in American English
UK - How to pronounce headache in British English
Sentences with headache
1. Noun, singular or mass
Accompanying this pain is often tearing and a headache over the forehead.
Quotes about headache
1. Welcome to the wonderful world of jealousy, he thought. For the price of admission, you get a splitting headache, a nearly irresistable urge to commit murder, and an inferiority complex. Yippee.
- J.R. Ward, Dark Lover
2. The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.
- Marjorie Pay Hinckley
3. Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.
- Joan Lunden