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  • 41ache — (a ch ) s. f. Plante ombellifère qui ressemble au persil. •   Le front couronné d ache toujours verte, nous nous excitions à jouir de la vie, CHATEAUBR. Mart. 150. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   Nous disons quand quelcun est bien malade et en grand… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 42ACHE — n. f. T. de Botanique Plante de la famille des Ombellifères qui ressemble au persil. Dans certains jeux de la Grèce, on donnait une couronne d’ache au vainqueur …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 43ache — 1. verb /eɪk/ To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. , Fie, how my bones ache! Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, II v 2. noun /eɪk/ a) Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden… …

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  • 44ache — A dull, poorly localized pain, usually one of less than severe intensity. bone a. a dull pain in one or more bones, often severe; an extreme variety occurs in dengue. stomach a. pain in the abdomen, usually arising in the …

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  • 45ache — I. , sb. == smallage or water parsley. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. ache II. , v. n. RG. 240 pret. ‘ok.’ RG. 208 …

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  • 46ache n — If you swallow uranium you will probably get atomic ache. panache n …

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  • 47ache — noun a continuous or prolonged dull pain. verb 1》 suffer from an ache. 2》 long for; yearn. Derivatives aching adjective achingly adverb Origin OE æce (n.), acan (v.); the modern spelling is due to a mistaken assumption that the word is derived… …

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  • 48ache — 1. noun 1) a stomachache Syn: pain, cramp, twinge, pang; gnawing, stabbing, stinging, smarting; soreness, tenderness, irritation, discomfort 2) the ache in her heart Syn …

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  • 49ache — [eɪk] verb [I] I to feel a continuous but not very strong pain in part of your body II noun [C] ache [eɪk] a pain that is continuous but usually not very strong …

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  • 50ache — /eɪk / (say ayk) verb (i) (ached, aching) 1. to suffer pain; have or be in continuous pain: her whole body ached. 2. to be eager; yearn; long: to be aching for some chocolate. –noun 3. pain of some duration, as opposed to sudden twinges or… …