itch vs want
want vs itchitch and want both are nouns.
itch and want both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| itch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| want | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
want is a hypernym of
itch; that is, want is a
word with a broader meaning than itch:
- itch: have a strong desire or urge to do something
- want: feel or have a desire for; want strongly
Other hypernyms of itch include
desire.
| itch (noun) | want (noun) |
|---|---|
| an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch | a specific feeling of desire |
| a strong restless desire | anything that is necessary but lacking |
| a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation | a state of extreme poverty |
| the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
| itch (verb) | want (verb) |
|---|---|
| have a strong desire or urge to do something | wish or demand the presence of |
| have or perceive an itch | have need of |
| scrape or rub as if to relieve itching | hunt or look for; want for a particular reason |
| cause to perceive an itch | feel or have a desire for; want strongly |
| be without, lack; be deficient in |
Words related to "itch"
Words related to "want"
- absence
- ambition
- be
- begrudge
- care
- crave
- cry
- dearth
- deficiency
- deficit
- demand
- deprivation
- desire
- envy
- essential
- famine
- fancy
- feel like
- go for
- hanker
- hope
- hunger
- impoverishment
- itch
- lack
- lech after
- like
- long
- look for
- lust
- lust after
- mineral deficiency
- miss
- necessary
- necessity
- need
- neediness
- poorness
- poverty
- privation
- require
- requirement
- requisite
- search
- seek
- shortage
- shortness
- spoil
- starve
- stringency
- take to
- thirst
- tightness
- velleity
- want
- wanter
- wish
- wish well
- wishing
- yearn
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