v. i.
The sins that in your conscience ache. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. ache, AS. æce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i. ] Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. “Such an ache in my bones.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Often used in composition, as, a headache, an earache, a toothache. [ 1913 Webster ]
a & n. See Achæan, Achaian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to an achene. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Myth.) A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.