toothache A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈtuθˌeɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #19580 Meanings 1 noun A pain in or around a tooth. I have a terrible toothache and need to see a dentist. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a pain in or around a tooth. odontalgia Word family Forms toothaches Common collocations raging toothache Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English toth-ake, from Old English tōþeċe (“toothache”). By surface analysis, tooth + ache. toth-ake Middle English tōþeċe Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # toothache **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtuθˌeɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 19580 ## Meanings 1. A pain in or around a tooth. ## Examples - I have a terrible toothache and need to see a dentist. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: toth-ake - Root: tōþeċe ## Etymology From Middle English toth-ake, from Old English tōþeċe (“toothache”). By surface analysis, tooth + ache. ## AI Etymology Toothache is from Middle English toth-ake, from Old English tōþeċe (“toothache”). By surface analysis, tooth + ache. The historical line also includes Middle English toth-ake, Old English tōþeċe. In present-day use, it can mean a pain in or around a tooth. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown