noun
1 pain in the head
ADJECTIVE
▪ bad , chronic , severe , terrible
▪ mild , slight
▪ dull
▪ pounding , splitting , throbbing
▪ blinding
▪ migraine , tension
▪
He developed a severe migraine ~.
VERB + HEADACHE
▪ experience , have , suffer from
▪
I have a splitting ~.
▪ develop , get
▪
We all get ~s from time to time.
▪ complain of
▪
The workers had complained of ~s and nausea.
▪ bring on , cause , give sb
▪
Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a ~.
▪
Red wine gives me a ~.
▪ relieve
▪ plead
▪
She had left the party early, pleading a ~.
HEADACHE + NOUN
▪ medicine ( esp. AmE ), pill , tablet ( esp. BrE )
▪ pain ( esp. AmE )
2 sb/sth that causes worry/difficulty
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , huge , major , real
▪ constant
VERB + HEADACHE
▪ create
▪
These regulations have created major ~s for many businesses.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
Uneven cash flow proved to be a major ~ for the company.