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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley