Definitions for megrim
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. migraine, megrim, sick headache, hemicranianoun

   a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

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1. Megrimnoun

   A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head; now more commonly called migraine headache or migraine.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Megrimnoun

   Disorder of the head.

   Etymology: from Hemicrany, migrain, megrim, ἡμιϰρανία.

   In every megrim or vertigo there is an obtenebration joined with a semblance of turning round. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   There screen’d in shades from day’s detested glare,
   Spleen sighs for ever on her pensive bed,
   Pain at her side, and megrim at her head. Alexander Pope.

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1. Megrim

   The megrim, megrim sole, whiff, or Cornish sole (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) is a species of left-eyed flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea between 100 and 700 m (330 and 2,300 ft) below sea level. It is caught commercially by some countries.

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1. megrim

   Megrim is a term with two main definitions. Firstly, it refers to a type of flatfish, found in the North Atlantic, often used for food. Secondly, it can also refer to a state of low spirits or depression, often used in the context of a fit of moodiness or whim. This usage is considered archaic or old-fashioned in modern English.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Megrimnoun

   a kind of sick or nevrous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head

2. Megrimnoun

   a fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits

3. Megrimnoun

   a sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy

4. Megrimnoun

   the British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa)

5. Etymology: [OE. migrim, migrene, F. migraine, LL. hemigrania, L. hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. ; - half + skull. See Hemi- and Cranium, and cf. Hemicrania, Migraine.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Megrim

   mē′grim, n. a pain affecting only one half of the head or face: lowness of spirits: a sudden sickness of a horse at work. [Fr. migraine—Gr. hēmicrania—hēmi, half, kranion, skull.]

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Anagrams for megrim »

1. grimme

2. gimmer

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of megrim in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of megrim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=megrim
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=megrim
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=megrim
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megrim
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megrim
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=megrim