{
    "term": "headache",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a continuous pain in the head",
            "labels": "(British English)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **had a** terrible **headache**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Red wine gives me a headache."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to suffer from/get headaches"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to cause headaches"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have **a splitting headache** *(= a very bad one)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a migraine/tension headache"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He developed a severe headache."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had left the party early, pleading a headache."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workers had complained of headaches and nausea."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bad", "chronic", "severe"],
                "verb + headache": ["experience", "have", "suffer from"],
                "headache + noun": ["medicine", "pill", "tablet"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person or thing that causes worry or trouble",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The real headache will be getting the bank to lend you the money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These regulations have created major headaches for many businesses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Uneven cash flow proved to be a big headache for the company."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "huge", "major"],
                "verb + headache": ["create"],
                "preposition": ["headache for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhedeɪk/",
                "audio": "he/headache/headache__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhedeɪk/",
                "audio": "he/headache/headache__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}