itch

1. v. i. To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected. Source: opted

2. v. i. To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears. Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. n. Any itching eruption. Source: opted

5. n. A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc. Source: opted

6. n. A constant irritating desire. Source: opted

7. n. a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation Source: wordnet

8. n. a strong restless desire Source: wordnet

9. n. an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch Source: wordnet

10. v. scrape or rub as if to relieve itching Source: wordnet

11. v. have or perceive an itch Source: wordnet

12. v. cause to perceive an itch Source: wordnet

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