As an adjective acred
is owning or possessing many acres of land.
As a verb ached is
(
ache).
acred English
Adjective
(head)
Owning or possessing many acres of land.
Anagrams
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ached English
Verb
(head)
(ache)
ache English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)
Etymology 1
From (etyl) due to the similarity in form and meaning of the two words.
Verb
To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
* Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet , Act II, Scene V:
- Fie, how my bones ache!
* , chapter=7
, title= The Mirror and the Lamp
, passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache , the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}
(transitive, literary, rare) To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
Derived terms
* ache for
See also
* (l)
Noun
( en noun)
Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
* Shakespeare, The Tempest , Act I, Scene II:
- Fill all thy bones with aches .
Derived terms
* aches and pains
* achy
* backache
* bellyache
* earache
* headache
* stomachache
* toothache
References
* Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) and modern (etyl) ache, from (etyl) .
Etymology 3
Representing the pronunciation of the letter H .
Noun
( en noun)
(rare) A variant spelling of aitch .
Noun
wild celery
Synonyms
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