About The Word Ail
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Ail
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What's The Definition Of Ail?
[n] aromatic bulb used as seasoning
[v] cause bodily suffering to [v] be unwell, ill, or ill disposed Synonyms | Synonyms for Ail: afflict | garlic | pain | trouble Related Terms | Find terms related to Ail: ache | afflict | agonize | anguish | be affected with | be the matter | beset | bite | blanch | blench | bother | burn | chafe | complain of | complicate matters | concern | convulse | crucify | cut | discommode | distress | disturb | excruciate | feel ill | feel pain | feel the pangs | fester | fret | gall | give pain | gnaw | grate | grimace | grind | gripe | harass | harrow | have a misery | hurt | inconvenience | inflame | inflict pain | irk | irritate | kill by inches | labor under | lacerate | martyr | martyrize | nip | pain | perplex | perturb | pierce | pinch | plague | pother | pound | prick | prolong the agony | put out | put to it | put to torture | puzzle | rack | rankle | rasp | rub | shoot | shrink | smart | stab | sting | suffer | thrill | throb | tingle | torment | torture | trouble | try | tweak | twinge | twist | twitch | upset | vex | wince | worry | wound | wring | writhe See Also | Allium sativum | break out | clove | disagree with | erupt | flavorer | flavoring | flavourer | flavouring | garlic clove | hurt | recrudesce | seasoner | seasoning | suffer Ail In Webster's Dictionary \Ail\ ([=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ailed} ([=a]ld); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Ailing}.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble,
pain; akin to Goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome,
irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. [root]3.]
To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental;
to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some
uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what
ails the man? I know not what ails him.
What aileth thee, Hagar? --Gen. xxi.
17.
Note: It is never used to express a specific disease. We do
not say, a fever ails him; but, something ails him.
\Ail\, v. i. To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble. When he ails ever so little . . . he is so peevish. --Richardson. \Ail\, n. Indisposition or morbid affection. --Pope. |
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