| Main Entry: | itch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scratching; tingling |
Synonyms: |
crawling, creeping, irritation, itchiness, prickling, psoriasis, rawness, tickle |
| Main Entry: | itch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong desire |
Synonyms: |
aphrodisia, appetite, appetition, concupiscence, craving, eroticism, hankering, hunger, impulse, longing, lust, lustfulness, motive, passion, prurience, restlessness, urge, yearning, yen |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate, hatred |
| Main Entry: | itch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scratch; tingle |
Synonyms: |
crawl, creep, irritate, prick, prickle, sting, tickle, titillate |
| Main Entry: | itch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire strongly |
Synonyms: |
ache, be impatient, burn, chafe, crave, hanker, have a yen for, hunger, long, lust, pant, pine, sigh, thirst, want, yearn |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | affection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong fondness |
Synonyms: |
amore, ardor, attachment, care, case*, closeness, concern, crush, desire, devotion, emotion, endearment, feeling, friendliness, friendship, good will, hankering*, heart, inclination, itch, kindness, liking, love, passion, predilection, propensity, puppy love, regard, sentiment, shine*, soft spot, solicitude, tenderness, warmth, weakness*, yen* |
Antonyms: |
animosity, antipathy, dislike, enmity, hate, hatred, ill will |
| Main Entry: | ambition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong desire for success |
Synonyms: |
appetite, ardor, aspiration, avidity, craving, desire, drive, eagerness, earnestness, emulation, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, fire in belly, get up and go, hankering*, hope, hunger, initiative, itch, keenness, longing, love, lust, moxie*, passion, pretension, push, right stuff, spirit, striving, thirst, vigor, yearning, zeal |
Antonyms: |
apathy, contentment, diffidence, humility, indifference, laziness, satisfaction |
| Main Entry: | appetite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | desire for food, worldly goods |
Synonyms: |
appetence, appetency, appetition, big eyes, craving, demand, fondness, gluttony, greed, hankering, hunger, inclination, itch, liking, longing, lust, passion, penchant, proclivity, propensity, ravenousness, relish, soft spot, stomach, sweet tooth, taste, thirst, urge, voracity, weakness, willingness, yearning, yen, zeal, zest |
Antonyms: |
antipathy, aversion, disgust, dislike, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repulsion, revulsion |
| Main Entry: | bite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | injury from gripping, tearing |
Synonyms: |
chaw, chomp, gob, itch, laceration, nip, pain, pinch, prick, smarting, sting, tooth marks, wound |
| Main Entry: | chafe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | annoy |
Synonyms: |
abrade, anger, annoy, bother, exasperate, exercise, fret, fume, gall, grate, harass, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, itch, offend, provoke, rage, rasp, rub, ruffle, scrape, scratch, vex, worry |
| Notes: | to chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly |
Antonyms: |
make happy |
| Main Entry: | claw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | using sharp nail |
Synonyms: |
break, dig, graze, hurt, itch, lacerate, mangle, maul, open, rip, scrabble, scrap, scrape, scratch, tear |