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touch

Nouns

• (n) the event of something coming in contact with the body
  • he longed for the touch of her hand
  • the cooling touch of the night air
  touching,
• (n) the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
  • only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us
  cutaneous senses, sense of touch, skin senses, touch modality,
• (n) a suggestion of some quality
  • there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
  • he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
  trace, ghost,
• (n) a distinguishing style
  • this room needs a woman's touch
  signature,
• (n) the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  • at his touch the room filled with lights
  touching,
• (n) a slight but appreciable amount
  • this dish could use a touch of garlic
  mite, soupcon, tinge, jot, hint, pinch, speck,
• (n) a communicative interaction
  • the pilot made contact with the base
  • he got in touch with his colleagues
  contact,
• (n) a slight attack of illness
  • he has a touch of rheumatism
  spot,
• (n) the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
  • he watched the beggar trying to make a touch
• (n) the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
  • she likes the touch of silk on her skin
  • the surface had a greasy feeling
  tactile sensation, tactual sensation, touch sensation, feeling,
• (n) deftness in handling matters
  • he has a master's touch
• (n) the feel of mechanical action
  • this piano has a wonderful touch

Verbs

• (v) make physical contact with, come in contact with
  • Touch the stone for good luck
  • She never touched her husband
• (v) perceive via the tactile sense
  • Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her
• (v) affect emotionally
  • A stirring movie
  • I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
  stir,
• (v) be relevant to
  • There were lots of questions referring to her talk
  • My remark pertained to your earlier comments
  bear on, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, come to, refer, relate, touch on,
• (v) be in direct physical contact with; make contact
  • The two buildings touch
  • Their hands touched
  • The wire must not contact the metal cover
  • The surfaces contact at this point
  adjoin, contact, meet,
• (v) have an effect upon
  • Will the new rules affect me?
  affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on,
• (v) deal with; usually used with a form of negation
  • I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole
  • The local Mafia won't touch gambling
• (v) cause to be in brief contact with
  • He touched his toes to the horse's flanks
• (v) to extend as far as
  • The sunlight reached the wall
  • Can he reach?
  • The chair must not touch the wall
  extend to, reach,
• (v) be equal to in quality or ability
  • Nothing can rival cotton for durability
  • Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
  • Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
  rival, equal, match,
• (v) tamper with
  • Don't touch my CDs!
  disturb,
• (v) make a more or less disguised reference to
  • He alluded to the problem but did not mention it
  allude, advert,
• (v) comprehend
  • He could not touch the meaning of the poem
• (v) consume
  • She didn't touch her food all night
  partake,
• (v) color lightly
  • her greying hair was tinged blond
  • the leaves were tinged red in November
  tinct, tint, tinge,

Synonyms

touching cutaneous senses sense of touch skin senses touch modality stir trace ghost signature bear on concern have-to doe with pertain come to refer relate touch on adjoin contact meet affect bear upon impact mite soupcon tinge jot hint pinch speck spot extend to reach rival equal match tactile sensation tactual sensation touch sensation feeling disturb allude advert partake tinct tint

See also

touch down fire up stir up heat ignite wake inflame poke out reach out extend reach into

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