HOW TO PRONOUNCE
headache
/ˈhɛˌdeɪk/
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What does headache mean?
noun
- A pain or ache in the head.
- (figuratively) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhɛˌdeɪk/
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“Here are some handkerchiefs of yours. I’ve kept one or two. They’re larger than mine and useful if one has a headache.”
Even the relief given to a severe headache by burning the skin with strong lotion, depends, I presume, on the same principle.
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“I do truly wish I could have had the headache in your place, Marilla. I would have endured it joyfully for your sake.”
There is intermittent fever, headache, backache, and shooting pains in the limbs and intercostal spaces, like those of dengue, with nocturnal exacerbations.