toothache

American  

[tooth-eyk] / ˈtuθˌeɪk /

noun

1. a pain in or about a tooth.

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toothache British  

/ ˈtuːθˌeɪk /

noun

1. Technical name: odontalgia.  a pain in or about a tooth

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Other Word Forms

• toothachy adjective

Etymology

Origin of toothache

before 1050; Middle English tothache, Old English tōthæce, tōthece. See tooth, ache

Example Sentences

“This is good for toothaches,” she said, staring up at the bottle as she filled it.

From Literature

I had a nagging toothache recently, and it led to an even more painful revelation.

From Los Angeles Times

It happens when a nerve is strangled by a blood vessel in the face, with it often misdiagnosed as toothache, and attacks caused by something as simple as a gust of wind.

From BBC

“She is a thorn in my paw, a stone in my shoe, a toothache in my tooth!”

From Literature

As if a rich fellow never gets the toothache or misses his mum!”

From Literature