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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
head·ache       [hed-eyk] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull.
2.an annoying or bothersome person, situation, activity, etc.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; OE héafodece. See head, ache]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
head·ache       (hěd'āk')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A pain in the head.
  2. Informal Something, such as a problem, that causes annoyance or trouble.

head'ach'y (-ā'kē) adj.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
headache 
O.E. heafod ece, from head + ache. Colloquial sense of "troublesome problem" is first recorded 1934.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
headache

noun
1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern
2. pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs 

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
headache       (hěd'āk')  Pronunciation Key 
Pain in the head, caused by stimulation of or pressure to any of various structures of the head, such as tissue covering the cranium, cranial nerves, or blood vessels. Headache can be a primary disorder, as in migraine or cluster headaches, or a common symptom associated with head injury or many illnesses such as acute infection, brain tumor or abscess, eye disorders such as glaucoma, dental disease, and hypertension. See also cluster headache, migraine.

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

headache head·ache (hěd'āk')
n.
A pain in the head. Also called cephalalgia.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Headache

Head"ache`\, n. Pain in the head; cephalalgia. "Headaches and shivering fits." --Macaulay.

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