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itchy

/ˈɪtʃi/

Meanings
adjective
Having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch.

Examples :

"The new wool sweater felt itchy against my skin. "
sensation body medicine

Related Words

Illustration tend

tend verb

/tɛnd/

(Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

"The lawyer tended the necessary documents to the court. "

Illustration creating

creating verb

/kɹiːˈeɪtɪŋ/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

Illustration wool

wool noun

/wʊl/

The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

"My grandmother knits beautiful scarves from sheep's wool. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration against

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

In a contrary direction to.

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

Illustration want

want noun

/wɔnt/ /wɐnt/ /wɒnt/ /wɑnt/

A desire, wish, longing.

"My biggest want is to finish my project before the deadline. "

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

Illustration sweater

sweater noun

/ˈswetə/ /ˈswɛtə/ /-ɾɚ/

A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

"Before going out for their run, the track team members put on their warm sweaters. "

Illustration scratch

scratch noun

/skɹætʃ/

A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

"Her skin was covered with tiny scratches."

Illustration causing

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

To set off an event or action.

"The lightning caused thunder."

Illustration animal

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Illustration itch

itch noun

/ɪt͡ʃ/

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch.

"The mosquito bite gave me a terrible itch. "