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Tailrace vs Headache - What's the difference?

tailrace | headache |

As nouns the difference between tailrace and headache

is that tailrace is (archaic) the part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel while headache is a pain or ache in the head.

tailrace

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) The part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.
  • The part of a hydropower facility that carries water away from a turbine.
  • headache

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pain or ache in the head.
  • (figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.
  • The clumsy filing system has been a huge headache .

    Synonyms

    * (physical pain) cephalalgia * (annoyance) bother, pain in the neck

    Hyponyms

    * hemicrania * migraine * megrim * tension headache