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itches

/ˈɪt͡ʃɪz/

itches is the plural of itch.

itches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of itch.

Meaning of itch

Noun

itch (plural itches)

  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.
    • ... it left, however, a bee at his ear and an itch to transfer the buzzer's attentions and tease his darling; for she had betrayed herself as right good game.1895, George Meredith, The Amazing Marriage

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Phrases with itches

Words that rhyme with itches

Questions about itches

What is itches the plural of?
Itches is the plural of itch.
How do you pronounce itches?
Itches is pronounced /ˈɪt͡ʃɪz/.

Words near itches in the dictionary

  1. Itchen Stoke
  2. Itchen Stoke and Ovington
  3. Itchen Valley
  4. itcher
  5. itchers
  6. itches
  7. itches the ditch
  8. itchier
  9. itchies
  10. itchiest
  11. itchily

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