Itching

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The sensation caused by a peculiar irritation with pricking, tingling, or tickling in the skin.
  • noun. Hence A morbid, irritating, or tantalizing desire to have or to do something.
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  • verb. Present participle of itch.
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  • noun. an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cutaneous sensation  haptic sensation  skin sensation  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    pruritus  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    ditching  enriching  hitching  pitching  snitching  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abscess  aching for  ague  an universal wolf  anemia  
    verb-stem
    itch  
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