Associations to the word «Ache»

Wiktionary

ACHE, verb. (intransitive) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
ACHE, verb. (transitive) (literary) (rare) To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
ACHE, noun. Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
ACHE, noun. (obsolete) Parsley.
ACHE, noun. (rare) A variant spelling of aitch.
ACHE, proper noun. A language spoken by the Yi people of South-Western China.
ACHE FOR, verb. To desire, or want something, or someone, very much.

Dictionary definition

ACHE, noun. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
ACHE, verb. Feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?".
ACHE, verb. Have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover".
ACHE, verb. Be the source of pain.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats