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backache vs ache

ache vs backache

backache and ache both are nouns.

backache is not a verb while ache is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backache Yes No No No
ache Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ache is a hypernym of backache; that is, ache is a word with a broader meaning than backache:
  • backache: an ache localized in the back
  • ache: a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Other hypernyms of backache include aching.
backache (noun) ache (noun)
an ache localized in the back a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
backache (verb) ache (verb)
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
be the source of pain
feel physical pain
Difference between backache and ache

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