- backache
- backache ack"ache n. an ache localized in the back. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
backache
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backache — [bak′āk΄] n. an ache or pain in the back, esp. in the lower back … English World dictionary
backache — n. 1) to have backache (BE)/a backache (AE) 2) (a) chronic, nagging, persistent backache * * * [ bækeɪk] nagging persistent backache (a) chronic to have backache (BE) / a backache (AE) … Combinatory dictionary
backache — UK [ˈbækeɪk] / US [ˈbækˌeɪk] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms backache : singular backache plural backaches pain in your back She often suffers from backache … English dictionary
backache — [[t]bæ̱keɪk[/t]] backaches N VAR Backache is a dull pain in your back … English dictionary
backache — noun Date: 1601 a pain in the lower back … New Collegiate Dictionary
backache — /bak ayk /, n. a pain, esp. in the lumbar region of the back, usually caused by the strain of a muscle or ligament. [1595 1605; BACK1 + ACHE] * * * … Universalium
backache — noun /ˈbækeɪk/ any pain or ache in the back … Wiktionary
backache — Nonspecific term used to describe back pain; generally refers to pain below the cervical level. * * * back·ache bak .āk n a pain in the lower back … Medical dictionary
backache — back|ache [ˈbækeık] n [U and C] a pain in your back … Dictionary of contemporary English
backache — back|ache [ bæk,eık ] noun count or uncount a pain or pains in your back: She often suffers from backaches … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
