Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boneache

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boneache
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pain in the bones, or seemingly in the bones.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"After this, the vengeance on the whole camp! or rather, the bone-ache! for that, methinks, is the curse dependent on those that war for a placket."
"The blueberries grew far away and the Old Lady had many a tramp after them. Sometimes her bones ached at night because of it; but what cared the Old Lady for that? Bone ache is easier to endure than soul ache; and the Old Lady’s soul had stopped aching for the first time in many a year."
""Well, sorcerer?" growled the Norman. "Nay, not well," replied Catweazle shivering miserably, "I have the bone-ache.""

Etymology

From bone + ache.

Usage

Inflected Forms

boneaches (plural) bone-ache (alternative)

Synonyms

osteocope

Questions

What does boneache mean?: Pain in the bones, or seemingly in the bones.
Where does boneache come from?: From bone + ache.

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