itch
to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
to cause such a feeling: This shirt itches.
Informal. to scratch a part that itches.
to have a desire to do or get something: to itch after fame.
to cause to have an itch: His wool shirt always itches him.
Informal. to scratch (a part that itches): to itch a mosquito bite.
Origin of itch
1Other words from itch
- anti-itch, adjective
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How to use itch in a sentence
Obama and his White House are not exactly a group that itches for a fight.
The more you scratch a fire-ant bite, the more the darn thing itches.
Her eye smarts or itches; and without thinking, she rubs it with a finger covered with the Magical Ointment.
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney HartlandIf the right eye itches, good luck is expected; and when the left eye waters, misfortune is looked for.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantIf your left ear itches, some one is saying unpleasant things about you; but if your right ear, pleasant things.
Current Superstitions | Various
When the palm of one's hand itches, money may be looked for; when the sole of the foot itches, prepare for a long journey.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantWe shall ha guests to day, I lay my little maidenhead; my nose itches so.
British Dictionary definitions for itch
/ (ɪtʃ) /
an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch
a restless desire
any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching
(intr) to feel or produce an irritating or tickling sensation
(intr) to have a restless desire (to do something)
not standard to scratch (the skin)
itching palm a grasping nature; avarice
have itchy feet to be restless; have a desire to travel
Origin of itch
1Derived forms of itch
- itchy, adjective
- itchiness, noun
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