From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ache
n 1: a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain [syn:
ache, aching]
v 1: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
[syn: hurt, ache, suffer]
2: have a desire for something or someone who is not present;
"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn:
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish]
3: be the source of pain [syn: ache, smart, hurt]