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itch

noun

1 itch

A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation:
— He has a bad case of the itch.

synonym: scabies.

Roget 655: disease; illness, sickness etc. adj.; ailing &c.; all the ills that flesh is heir to" [Hamlet]; morbidity, morbosity; infirmity, ailment, indisposition; ... show more

Dutch: baardschimmel, baardschurft, scabiës, schurft
Polish: świerzb

2 itch

A strong restless desire.

synonym: urge.

Dutch: drang, aanvechting

3 itch

An irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch.

synonyms: itchiness, itching.

Roget 865: desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need, exigency.    mind, inclination, leaning, bent, animus, partiality, ... show more

Dutch: jeuk, kriebel, krieuwel

verb

1 itch

Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching.

synonyms: rub, scratch.

Roget 380: itch, tingle, creep, thrill, sting; prick, prickle; tickle, titillate.   

Dutch: krauwen, krabbelen, klauwen, krabben, schuren

2 itch

Have or perceive an itch.

3 itch

Cause to perceive an itch.

Dutch: jeuken, wriemelen

4 itch

Have a strong desire or urge to do something:
— She is itching to start the project.

synonym: spoil.

Dutch: jeuk


Moby thesaurus: ache, acne, acne vulgaris, an universal wolf, andromania, aphrodisia, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, biological urge, bodily appetite, carnal desire, concupiscence, coveting, crave, craving, dermamycosis, dermatitis, dermatosis ... show more.

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