Associations to the word «Ail»

Wiktionary

AIL, adjective. (obsolete) Painful; troublesome.
AIL, verb. (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
AIL, verb. (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
AIL, noun. An ailment; trouble; illness.
AIL, noun. The awn of barley or other types of corn.

Dictionary definition

AIL, noun. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
AIL, verb. Be ill or unwell.
AIL, verb. Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed.

Wise words

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