The meaning of Ache

adjective

Suffering from continuous dull pain.

Usage examples:

She felt tired and achy

adjective

Someone who feels achy has continuous pains in their body that are unpleasant but not very strong

Usage examples:

After the vaccine, you may feel a bit achy and feverish., tired and achy i've been feeling tired an…

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Usage examples:

A fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate

noun

An injury caused by exposure to heat or flame.

Usage examples:

He was treated in hospital for burns to his hands

noun

A small stream.

Usage examples:

There is a burn running through the flower beds

noun

A sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.

Usage examples:

Toxic side effects like convulsions

noun

A shaking movement of the body that cannot be controlled, often caused by illness

Usage examples:

The syndrome brought on convulsions.

noun

Painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, typically caused by fatigue or strain.

Usage examples:

An attack of cramp

verb

Inhibit the development of.

Usage examples:

Tighter rules will cramp economic growth

noun

Slight pain.

Usage examples:

The patient complained of discomfort in the left calf

verb

Make (someone) feel uneasy, anxious, or embarrassed.

Usage examples:

He appeared to be discomforted by the questioning

noun

The feeling of not being comfortable, either from a physical cause or from a situation, or something that causes this feeling

Usage examples:

[ u ] it’s clear that both parties have some degree of discomfort with the idea., [ u ] she laughed…

verb

Bite at or nibble something persistently.

Usage examples:

Watching a dog gnaw at a big bone

verb

Bite or chew on with the teeth

verb

To bite or chew something repeatedly

Usage examples:

[ i ] the cat began to gnaw at the towel beneath him., he has gnawing doubts about his loyalties.

adjective

Persistently worrying or distressing.

Usage examples:

That gnawing pain in her stomach

verb

Bite at or nibble something persistently.

Usage examples:

Watching a dog gnaw at a big bone

adjective

Continuously uncomfortable, worrying, or painful

Usage examples:

I've had gnawing doubts about this project for some time., gnawing hunger after three days, we felt…

verb

Cause pain or injury to.

Usage examples:

Ow! you're hurting me!

adjective

Physically injured.

Usage examples:

He complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight

noun

Physical injury; harm.

Usage examples:

Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt

noun

The state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry.

Usage examples:

Much to my irritation, chris fell asleep

noun

Highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury.

Usage examples:

She's in great pain

verb

Cause mental or physical pain to.

Usage examples:

It pains me to say this

adjective

(of a part of the body) affected with pain.

Usage examples:

Her ankle was very painful

adjective

Causing emotional or physical pain

Usage examples:

The old photograph brought back painful memories., a painful injury forced her to withdraw from the…

noun

A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.

Usage examples:

Lindsey experienced a sharp pang of guilt

adjective

Crammed or densely packed.

Usage examples:

Pang full of meat and bread

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

adjective

(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed.

Usage examples:

You look very smart

verb

(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Her legs were scratched and smarting

noun

Sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

The smart of the recent cuts

noun

The fact or sensation of feeling a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Ammonia can cause smarting of the eyes and breathing difficulties

adjective

(of part of the body) feeling a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Susan rubbed her smarting eyes

verb

(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Her legs were scratched and smarting

adjective

(of a part of one's body) painful or aching.

Usage examples:

She had a sore throat

noun

A raw or painful place on the body.

Usage examples:

All of us had sores and infections on our hands

adverb

Extremely; severely.

Usage examples:

They were sore afraid

noun

Pain in a part of one's body.

Usage examples:

He limped off complaining of soreness in the knee

noun

A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

Shifting heavy loads without help brought on muscular back spasms

verb

Experience sudden involuntary muscular contractions; twitch convulsively.

Usage examples:

My body spasmed violently

noun

An act or instance of wounding or killing someone with a knife.

Usage examples:

The fatal stabbings of four women

adjective

(of a pain or sensation) sharp and sudden.

Usage examples:

I felt a stabbing pain in my chest

verb

Thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill.

Usage examples:

He stabbed her in the stomach

adjective

Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.

Usage examples:

A stiff black collar

noun

A dead body.

Usage examples:

When the bodies of various stiffs start disappearing from the local morgue, the police are baffled …

verb

Cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.

Usage examples:

Several workers were stiffed out of their pay

noun

A small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.

Usage examples:

The poor fellow has neither the tusks of the elephant, nor the claws of the lion, nor even the horn…

verb

Wound or pierce with a sting.

Usage examples:

He was stung by a jellyfish

verb

(esp. of insects, plants, and animals) to produce a small but painful injury by making a very small hole in the skin

Usage examples:

[ i ] why do bees sting?, [ t ] cold air stung jack’s lungs., [ i ] the soap made his eyes sting., …

adjective

Having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting.

Usage examples:

A swarm of stinging insects

verb

Wound or pierce with a sting.

Usage examples:

He was stung by a jellyfish

adjective

Showing gentleness, kindness, and affection.

Usage examples:

He was being so kind and tender

verb

Offer or present (something) formally.

Usage examples:

He tendered his resignation as leader

noun

An offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price.

Usage examples:

We invited tenders for up to three more frigates

noun

Gentleness and kindness; kindliness.

Usage examples:

He picked her up in his arms with great tenderness

noun

The quality of being gentle, loving, or kind

Usage examples:

She treated the children with great tenderness., the disease causes pain and tenderness in the musc…

verb

Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily.

Usage examples:

The war drums throbbed

noun

A strong, regular beat or sound; a steady pulsation.

Usage examples:

The throb of the ship's engines

verb

To produce a regular, forceful beat

Usage examples:

His head throbbed with pain., [ u ] we could feel the throb of the music from the party upstairs.

verb

Experience or cause to experience a slight prickling or stinging sensation.

Usage examples:

She was tingling with excitement

noun

A slight prickling or stinging sensation.

Usage examples:

A tingle of anticipation

noun

An s-shaped metal clip used to support heavy panes of glass or slates on a roof.

noun

A sudden, sharp localized pain.

Usage examples:

He felt a twinge in his knee

verb

(of a part of the body) suffer a sudden, sharp localized pain.

Usage examples:

Stop the exercises if the tummy twinges

noun

A sudden, brief feeling of pain or an emotion

Usage examples:

When she saw the house she grew up in, she felt a twinge of sadness.

adjective

Unusual or remarkable.

Usage examples:

I was so excited i tripped and twisted my ankle (although not, of course, in an unco way).

adverb

Remarkably; very.

Usage examples:

It's got an unco fine taste

noun

A stranger.

Usage examples:

Best of all, even a total unco like me can complete the tasks with a bit of practice.