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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
itch´i|ly — itch|y «IHCH ee», adjective, itch|i|er, itch|i|est. 1. that itches; itching: »an itchy sore, itchy skin. 2. Figurative … Useful english dictionary
itch|y — «IHCH ee», adjective, itch|i|er, itch|i|est. 1. that itches; itching: »an itchy sore, itchy skin. 2. Figurative … Useful english dictionary
itch — [n1] scratching; tingling crawling, creeping, irritation, itchiness, prickling, psoriasis, rawness, tickle; concepts 608,728 itch [n2] strong desire aphrodisia, appetite, appetition, concupiscence, craving, eroticism, hankering, hunger, impulse,… … New thesaurus
itch — [ich] vi. [ME yicchen, icchen < OE giccan, akin to Ger jucken] 1. to feel or cause an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part 2. to have a restless desire or hankering vt. 1. to make itch 2. to… … English World dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
itch — ► NOUN 1) an uncomfortable sensation that causes a desire to scratch the skin. 2) informal an impatient desire. ► VERB 1) be the site of or experience an itch. 2) informal feel an impatient desire to do something. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
itch — index passion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
itch to — If you are itching to do something, you are very eager to do it … The small dictionary of idiomes
Itch — For other uses, see Itch (disambiguation). Pruritus Classification and external resources A man trying to reach for an itch ICD 10 L … Wikipedia
