- stomach ache
- `stomach ,ache noun count or uncountpain in your stomach
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
stomach ache
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stomach ache — stomach aches also stomachache N VAR If you have a stomach ache, you have a pain in your stomach … English dictionary
stomach ache — noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region • Syn: ↑stomachache, ↑bellyache, ↑gastralgia • Hypernyms: ↑ache, ↑aching • Part Holonyms: ↑indigestion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stomach ache — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms stomach ache : singular stomach ache plural stomach aches pain in your stomach … English dictionary
stomach ache — pain in the stomach … English contemporary dictionary
ˈstomach ˌache — noun [C/U] pain in your stomach … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stomach-ache — /ˈstʌmək eɪk/ (say stumuhk ayk) noun a pain in the stomach or abdomen; gastralgia; colic …
STOMACH-ACHE — … Useful english dictionary
stomach — c.1300, internal pouch into which food is digested, from O.Fr. estomac, from L. stomachus stomach, throat, also pride, inclination, indignation (which were thought to have their origin in that organ), from Gk. stomachos throat, gullet, esophagus … Etymology dictionary
ache — ache1 [eık] v [: Old English; Origin: acan] 1.) if part of your body aches, you feel a continuous, but not very sharp pain there = ↑hurt ▪ His feet were aching from standing so long. 2.) to want to do or have something very much ache for ▪ I m… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ache — [[t]e͟ɪk[/t]] aches, aching, ached 1) VERB If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain. [V adv/prep] The glands in her neck were swollen, her head was throbbing and she ached all over... My leg is giving me… … English dictionary
