itching

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  itch 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  itch 
 
  Sense  2 
  itch 
  =>  tickle,  titillate 
  =>  tingle,  prickle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  itch 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  itch 
 
  Sense  2 
  itch 
  =>  tickle,  titillate 
  =>  tingle,  prickle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  itch 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  itch 
 
  3  senses  of  itch 
 
  Sense  1 
  rub,  scratch,  itch 
  =>  irritate 
 
  Sense  2 
  itch 
  =>  ache,  smart,  hurt 
 
  Sense  3 
  itch 
  =>  desire,  want 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  itch 
 
  itch  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  itch 
 
  Sense  1 
  rub,  scratch,  itch 
  =>  irritate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  itch 
  =>  ache,  smart,  hurt 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  itch 
  =>  desire,  want 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  itching 
  blind  stitching 
  hemstitching 
  itching 
  pitching 
  stitching 
  switching 
  twitching 
  whipstitching 
 
  Overview  of  noun  itching 
 
  The  noun  itching  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  itch,  itchiness,  itching  --  (an  irritating  cutaneous  sensation  that  produces  a  desire  to  scratch) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  itch 
 
  The  verb  itch  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  rub,  scratch,  itch  --  (scrape  or  rub  as  if  to  relieve  itching;  "Don't  scratch  your  insect  bites!") 
  2.  (1)  itch  --  (have  or  perceive  an  itch;  "I'm  itching--the  air  is  so  dry!") 
  3.  itch  --  (have  a  strong  desire  or  urge  to  do  soemthing;  "She  is  itching  to  start  the  project") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  itching 
  bewitching 
  witching 
 
  Overview  of  noun  itching 
 
  The  noun  itching  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  itch,  itchiness,  itching  --  (an  irritating  cutaneous  sensation  that  produces  a  desire  to  scratch) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  itch 
 
  The  verb  itch  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  rub,  scratch,  itch  --  (scrape  or  rub  as  if  to  relieve  itching;  "Don't  scratch  your  insect  bites!") 
  2.  (1)  itch  --  (have  or  perceive  an  itch;  "I'm  itching--the  air  is  so  dry!") 
  3.  itch  --  (have  a  strong  desire  or  urge  to  do  soemthing;  "She  is  itching  to  start  the  project") 

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