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Another word for itch

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Noun

  1. A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure

    See also:

    desire

  2. Sexual hunger

    See also:

    sex

    desire

Verb

  1. To have a greedy, obsessive desire

    See also:

    desire

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Another word for itch

Noun

  1. An uncomfortable sensation in the skin

    See also:

    irritation

  2. A strong desire

    See also:

    desire

Verb

  1. To have a tingling sensation

    See also:

    tingle

  2. To have a strong desire

    See also:

    want

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Sentence Examples

  • In the bathroom she painted the little bumps, wincing as the sting burned the itch away.

  • Yully concentrated on the small itch in her mind that told her Jule was near.

  • In scabies (itch) it is the best remedy, killing the male parasite, which remains on the surface of the skin.

  • Before Connor had spat out the itch in bitch, Jackson was across the room and had picked him up by the throat.

  • The rigid conservatism that resulted from this attitude served, indeed, a useful purpose in giving weight to Castlereaghs counsels in the European concert; for Metternich at least, wholly occupied with propping up mouldering institutions, could not have worked harmoniously with a minister suspected of an itch for reform.

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