headache
/ˈhɛdeɪk/ noun A1- A pain or ache in the head. · I have a splitting headache after that party last night.· I advise you to take some painkillers for the headache, it's probably nothing serious.
- A nuisance or unpleasant problem. · The clumsy filing system has been a huge headache.
Plural headaches
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“Just the same as though you prayed that a physician might only be called upon to prescribe for headaches, measles, and the stings of wasps, or any other slight affection of the epidermis.
She had had one of her headaches that afternoon, and although the pain had gone she felt weak and “tuckered out,” as she expressed it.
“I do truly wish I could have had the headache in your place, Marilla.
“Oh, no, I’m quite well although I had a bad headache yesterday,” she said.
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