English Explanatory Dictionary

itch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
  2. A constant teasing desire or want.
verb
  1. To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
  2. To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.
  3. To cause to feel an itch.
  4. To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.

Pronunciation

/ɪt͡ʃ/ en-us-itch.ogg

Word forms

itch itches itching itched

Etymology

From Middle English icche, ȝicche, from Old English ġiċċe (“itch”), from Proto-Germanic *jukjǭ (“itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“itch, itchiness”), Dutch jeuk (“itch”), German jucken.

Synonyms

yuck yuik yeuk

Derived words

antiitch baker's itch barber itch barber's itch barley itch beard itch bricklayer's itch crotch itch Cuban itch dhobi itch Dogger Bank itch duck itch grain itch grocer's itch ground itch gym itch hell's itch itchless itchlike itch mite itchsome itchweed itchy jock itch ked itch lake itch mad itch Malabar itch mattress itch mihi itch prairie itch scratch an itch scratch the itch scratch one's own itch seven-year itch straw itch swimmer's itch washerwoman's itch itcher itch the ditch make one's teeth itch make someone's teeth itch
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