ache

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

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Senses

a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

feel physical pain

Were you hurting after the accident?

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

She ached for a cigarette

be the source of pain

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	ache
1	derivation	Related & opposite	hurt
1	derivation	Related & opposite	aching
1	hypernym	Types & categories	pain
1	hyponym	Types & categories	toothache
1	hyponym	Types & categories	backache
1	hyponym	Types & categories	head ache
1	hyponym	Types & categories	stomachache
1	hyponym	Types & categories	earache
2	derivation	Related & opposite	hurt
2	derivation	Related & opposite	sufferer
2	derivation	Related & opposite	harm
2	derivation	Related & opposite	pain
2	derivation	Related & opposite	ache
2	derivation	Related & opposite	excruciation
2	hypernym	Types & categories	perceive
2	hyponym	Types & categories	catch
2	hyponym	Types & categories	twinge
2	hyponym	Types & categories	twinge
2	hyponym	Types & categories	kill
3	derivation	Related & opposite	longing
3	derivation	Related & opposite	hankering
3	derivation	Related & opposite	pining
3	derivation	Related & opposite	longer
3	hypernym	Types & categories	yearn
3	hyponym	Types & categories	die
4	derivation	Related & opposite	distress
4	derivation	Related & opposite	pain
4	derivation	Related & opposite	ache
4	derivation	Related & opposite	smartness
4	hypernym	Types & categories	cause to be perceived
4	hyponym	Types & categories	sting
4	hyponym	Types & categories	burn
4	hyponym	Types & categories	itch
4	hyponym	Types & categories	hunger
4	hyponym	Types & categories	thirst
4	hyponym	Types & categories	act up
4	hyponym	Types & categories	throb
4	hyponym	Types & categories	shoot