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itch

(/I//tS/ )

a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation(noun.state)

Example:
He has a bad case of the itch.

Synonym:
scabies

source: wordnet30
a strong restless desire(noun.feeling)

Synonym:
urge

source: wordnet30
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
itchiness, itching

source: wordnet30
An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact.(noun)

source: webster1913

scrape or rub as if to relieve itching(verb.perception)

Synonym:
rub, scratch

source: wordnet30
have or perceive an itch(verb.perception)

Example:
I'm itching--the air is so dry!.

source: wordnet30
cause to perceive an itch(verb.perception)

Example:
His skin itched.

source: wordnet30
have a strong desire or urge to do something(verb.emotion)

Example:
She is itching to start the project.

Synonym:
spoil

source: wordnet30
To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected.(verb)

source: webster1913

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