1. Verb
To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected.
2. Verb
To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears.
3. Noun
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.
4. Noun
Any itching eruption.
5. Noun
A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc.
6. Noun
A constant irritating desire.
7. 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"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
8. Noun
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
Vocabulary classified under Psychology
9. Noun
a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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