Word
toothache
UK/tˈuːθeɪk/
Definition
n. a sharp or throbbing pain in one of your teeth. It usually happens when a tooth is damaged or infected.
n. a sharp, throbbing, or aching pain in a tooth, typically resulting from dental caries, infection, or trauma.
Examples
“I have a bad toothache and I need to see a dentist.”
“The child woke up in the middle of the night with a severe toothache that kept the whole family awake.”
“While a mild toothache can often be managed with over-the-counter analgesics, persistent or localized pain usually indicates an underlying infection that requires professional intervention.”
Examples
simple
“I have a bad toothache and I need to see a dentist.”
contextual
“The child woke up in the middle of the night with a severe toothache that kept the whole family awake.”
complex
“While a mild toothache can often be managed with over-the-counter analgesics, persistent or localized pain usually indicates an underlying infection that requires professional intervention.”
Etymology
From Middle English toth-ake, from Old English tōþeċe (“toothache”). By surface analysis, tooth + ache.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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