- splitting headache
- What did the kindling say to the lumberjack? You gave me a splitting headache.
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splitting headache
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splitting headache — phrase a very bad pain in your head She went home because she had a splitting headache. Thesaurus: specific types of painhyponym Main entry: splitting * * * noun, pl ⋯ aches [count] : a very bad headache … Useful english dictionary
splitting headache — n. a severe headache, as if one’s head were splitting open. □ I’m sorry, I can’t. I have a splitting headache. Maybe Fred will play bridge with you. □ This splitting headache has been going on for hours … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
splitting headache — a very bad pain in your head She went home because she had a splitting headache … English dictionary
splitting headache — very severe headache, strong pain in the head … English contemporary dictionary
ˈsplitting ˌheadache — noun [C] a very bad pain in your head … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
headache — [n1] difficulty, problem annoyance, bane, bother, dilemma, frustration, hassle, hindrance, inconvenience, nuisance, pain in the neck*, pest, predicament, quagmire, trouble, vexation, worry; concepts 674,677 headache [n2] migraine cephalalgia,… … New thesaurus
headache — noun 1 pain in the head ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, chronic, severe, terrible ▪ mild, slight ▪ dull ▪ … Collocations dictionary
headache */ — UK [ˈhedeɪk] / US [ˈhedˌeɪk] noun [countable] Word forms headache : singular headache plural headaches 1) a pain in your head I ve got a splitting headache (= an extremely bad headache). give someone a headache: The noise was giving her a… … English dictionary
headache — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. migraine, megrim, splitting headache; hangover; problem, burden, difficulty, nuisance, the misery (inf.). See pain. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pain in the head] Syn. migraine, sick headache, bilious… … English dictionary for students
headache — head|ache [ hed,eık ] noun count * 1. ) a pain in your head: I have a splitting headache (=an extremely bad headache). give someone a headache: The noise was giving her a headache. 2. ) INFORMAL something that causes you a lot of problems:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
