Synonyms for megrim

Most common

witch · whiff · sail-fluke · headache · migraine · whim · vagary

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).

2. n. 2

   See megrims (“depression; any of various diseases of animals”).

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:megrim.

Forms

Plural

megrims → witches, whiffs, sail-flukes, migraines…

Example sentences

• witch If you're really a witch, where's your broomstick?
• whiff He had a whiff at my fart and fanned it back to me.
• headache This medicine will cure your headache immediately.
• migraine For years, Tom suffered from migraine headaches.
• whim Ziri should never do something like that on a whim.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

whim¹

5 letters

fancy², witch¹, freak¹, whiff¹

6 letters

vagary³

8 letters

headache², migraine²

10 letters

hemicrania

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

cardine