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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch;
[syn: itch, itchiness, itching]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

itching n 1: an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch [syn: itch, itchiness, itching]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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