toothache
a pain in or about a tooth.
Origin of toothache
1Other words from toothache
- toothachy, adjective
Words Nearby toothache
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How to use toothache in a sentence
It was another injury—a toothache—that launched his transition into his acting.
Nolan Gerard Funk Romances Lindsay Lohan in ‘The Canyons’ | Kevin Fallon | July 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMenthol is used in medicine to relieve pain, as in rheumatism, neuralgia, throat affections and toothache.
“We all think the toothache would be so much more bearable, if it were only in the other tooth,” said the Professor.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdBehold a flask of water from the holy well Zemzem, sovereign remedy for the toothache.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisMy wife having strange fits of the toothache, some times on this, and by and by on that side of her tooth, which is not common.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
toothache wore him down, though sometimes he welcomed it as a diversion from his sickness of heart.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
British Dictionary definitions for toothache
/ (ˈtuːθˌeɪk) /
a pain in or about a tooth: Technical name: odontalgia
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