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{
"term": "headache",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a continuous pain in the head",
"labels": "(British English)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **had a** terrible **headache**."
},
{
"text": "Red wine gives me a headache."
},
{
"text": "to suffer from/get headaches"
},
{
"text": "to cause headaches"
},
{
"text": "I have **a splitting headache** *(= a very bad one)*."
},
{
"text": "a migraine/tension headache"
},
{
"text": "He developed a severe headache."
},
{
"text": "She had left the party early, pleading a headache."
},
{
"text": "The workers had complained of headaches and nausea."
}
],
"topics": ["Health problems"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["bad", "chronic", "severe"],
"verb + headache": ["experience", "have", "suffer from"],
"headache + noun": ["medicine", "pill", "tablet"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person or thing that causes worry or trouble",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The real headache will be getting the bank to lend you the money."
},
{
"text": "These regulations have created major headaches for many businesses."
},
{
"text": "Uneven cash flow proved to be a big headache for the company."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "huge", "major"],
"verb + headache": ["create"],
"preposition": ["headache for"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhedeɪk/",
"audio": "he/headache/headache__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhedeɪk/",
"audio": "he/headache/headache__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}