ACHES Synonyms
12 hypernyms for aches. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ACHES
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| discomfort | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of being tense and feeling pain • an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | ||||||
| pains | noun n | |||||
noun • an effortful attempt to attain a goal | ||||||
| pricking | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of puncturing with a small point | ||||||
| smarting | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore | ||||||
| soreness | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) • an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | ||||||
| tenderness | noun n | |||||
noun • a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling • a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) • warm compassionate feelings • a positive feeling of liking • a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) | ||||||
| cramps | noun n | |||||
noun • a painful and involuntary muscular contraction • a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued • a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together verb • secure with a cramp • prevent the progress or free movement of • affect with or as if with a cramp • suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle | ||||||
| cricks | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004) • a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) verb • twist (a body part) into a strained position | ||||||
| stings | verb v | |||||
noun • a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung • a mental pain or distress • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act verb • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • deliver a sting to • saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous • cause a stinging pain • cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging | ||||||
| throbs | verb v | |||||
noun • a deep pulsating type of pain • an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) verb • pulsate or pound with abnormal force • expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically • tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement | ||||||
| twinges | noun n | |||||
noun • a sudden sharp feeling • a sharp stab of pain verb • cause a stinging pain • feel a sudden sharp, local pain • squeeze tightly between the fingers | ||||||
| twitches | verb v | |||||
noun • a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition verb • make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion • move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions • toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air • squeeze tightly between the fingers • move or pull with a sudden motion | ||||||