'Itch' definitions:
Definition of 'itch'
From: WordNet
noun
A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch" [syn: scabies, itch]
noun
A strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" [syn: urge, itch]
noun
verb
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" [syn: rub, scratch, itch]
verb
Have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
verb
Cause to perceive an itch; "his skin itched"
verb
Have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" [syn: itch, spoil]
Definition of 'Itch'
From: GCIDE
- Itch \Itch\, n.
- 1. (Med.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any itching eruption. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A constant irritating desire. [1913 Webster]
- An itch of being thought a divine king. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Baker's itch. See under Baker.
- Barber's itch, sycosis.
- Bricklayer's itch, an eczema of the hands attended with much itching, occurring among bricklayers.
- Grocer's itch, an itching eruption, being a variety of eczema, produced by the sugar mite ({Tyrogluphus sacchari}).
- Itch insect (Zool.), a small parasitic mite ({Sarcoptes scabei}) which burrows and breeds beneath the human skin, thus causing the disease known as the itch. See Illust. in Append.
- Itch mite. (Zool.) Same as Itch insect, above. Also, other similar mites affecting the lower animals, as the horse and ox.
- Sugar baker's itch, a variety of eczema, due to the action of sugar upon the skin.
- Washerwoman's itch, eczema of the hands and arms, occurring among washerwomen. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Itch'
From: GCIDE
- Itch \Itch\ ([i^]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Itched ([i^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. Itching.] [OE. icchen, [yogh]icchen, AS. giccan; akin to D. jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG. jucchen.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected. [1913 Webster]
- My mouth hath itched all this long day. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears. "An itching palm." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'itch'
From: 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,
- desire,
- die,
- eczema,
- elephantiasis,
- epithelioma,
- eromania,
- eroticism,
- eroticomaniac,
- erotism,
- erotomania,
- erysipelas,
- erythema,
- exanthem,
- fidget,
- fleshly lust,
- furor uterinus,
- goatishness,
- gynecomania,
- hanker,
- hankering,
- have the fidgets,
- heat rash,
- herpes,
- herpes simplex,
- herpes zoster,
- hives,
- horniness,
- hot blood,
- hot pants,
- hunger,
- impetigo,
- indecency,
- infantile sexuality,
- irritation,
- itchiness,
- itching,
- jerk,
- jig,
- jigger,
- jigget,
- jiggle,
- jungle rot,
- lasciviousness,
- leprosy,
- libidinousness,
- lichen,
- lichen primus,
- lickerishness,
- longing,
- lupus,
- lupus vulgaris,
- lust,
- lustfulness,
- mania,
- miliaria,
- nymphomania,
- passion,
- pemphigus,
- pine,
- polymorphous perversity,
- prick,
- prickle,
- prickling,
- prickly heat,
- pruigo,
- prurience,
- pruriency,
- pruritus,
- psora,
- ringworm,
- satyriasis,
- satyrism,
- scabies,
- scratch,
- sexual desire,
- sexual longing,
- sexual passion,
- shingles,
- sigh,
- skin cancer,
- sting,
- tetter,
- thirst,
- thrill,
- tickle,
- tickling,
- tingle,
- tingling,
- twitch,
- urge,
- vellicate,
- venereal appetite,
- want,
- wish,
- yearn,
- yearning,
- yen,
- yeuk
Words containing 'Itch'
- Itched,
- Itching,
- itch for,
- itch to,
- Baker's itch,
- Barber's itch,
- Bricklayer's itch,
- Grocer's itch,
- Itch insect,
- Itch mite,
- Prairie itch,
- Swamp itch,
- Warehouseman's itch,
- Washerwoman's itch,
- Winter itch,
- cuban itch,
- cupid's itch,
- dhobi itch,
- itching palm,
- jock itch,
- swimmer's itch,
- St Ignatius's itch,
- Sugar baker's itch,
- saint ignatius' itch