The Clue
Yearn for (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ACHE
Tags
Notes
The answer ACHE is very common and appears about once every 36 puzzles.
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Discomfort
Hurt
Long
Pain
Pine
Pine (for)
Pounding
Throb
Twinge
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Be in pain
Charley horse
Dull pain
Feel compassion
Flu symptom
Have a hangover
Have the misery
Have a yearning
Have a yen
Ibuprofen target
Liniment target
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Pain's cousin
Reason for balm
Relative of a twinge
Result of overexercise
Sore spot
Throb painfully
Workout aftereffect
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Follower of head or back
Head or heart follower
Suffer from a charley horse
Word with head or back
Word with head or ear
Result of some heavy lifting
Definition
ACHE as a noun:
1. (ache, aching) = a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
ACHE as a verb:
1. (hurt, ache, suffer) = feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
2. (ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish) = have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
3. (ache, smart, hurt) = be the source of pain