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touch
(t/@//tS/ )

noun (n)

  • the event of something coming in contact with the body(noun.event)
    Example:
    He longed for the touch of her hand.
    The cooling touch of the night air.
    Synonym:
    touching
    source: wordnet30
  • the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    Only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us.
    Synonym:
    cutaneous senses, sense of touch, skin senses, touch modality
    source: wordnet30
  • a suggestion of some quality(noun.communication)
    Example:
    There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone.
    Synonym:
    ghost, trace
    source: wordnet30
  • a distinguishing style(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    This room needs a woman's touch.
    Synonym:
    signature
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of putting two things together with no space between them(noun.act)
    Example:
    At his touch the room filled with lights.
    source: wordnet30
  • a slight but appreciable amount(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    This dish could use a touch of garlic.
    Synonym:
    hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge
    source: wordnet30
  • a communicative interaction(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He got in touch with his colleagues.
    Synonym:
    contact
    source: wordnet30
  • a slight attack of illness(noun.state)
    Example:
    He has a touch of rheumatism.
    Synonym:
    spot
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He watched the beggar trying to make a touch.
    source: wordnet30
  • the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    She likes the touch of silk on her skin.
    Synonym:
    feeling, tactile sensation, tactual sensation, touch sensation
    source: wordnet30
  • deftness in handling matters(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    He has a master's touch.
    source: wordnet30
  • the feel of mechanical action(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    This piano has a wonderful touch.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, that is, less than 5,040.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make physical contact with, come in contact with(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Touch the stone for good luck.
    She never touched her husband.
    source: wordnet30
  • perceive via the tactile sense(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her.
    source: wordnet30
  • affect emotionally(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy.
    Synonym:
    stir
    source: wordnet30
  • be relevant to(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch on
    source: wordnet30
  • be in direct physical contact with; make contact(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The two buildings touch.
    Their hands touched.
    Synonym:
    adjoin, contact, meet
    source: wordnet30
  • have an effect upon(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch on
    source: wordnet30
  • deal with; usually used with a form of negation(verb.social)
    Example:
    I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole.
    The local Mafia won't touch gambling.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to be in brief contact with(verb.contact)
    Example:
    He touched his toes to the horse's flanks.
    source: wordnet30
  • to extend as far as(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The chair must not touch the wall.
    Synonym:
    extend to, reach
    source: wordnet30
  • be equal to in quality or ability(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues.
    Synonym:
    equal, match, rival
    source: wordnet30
  • tamper with(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Don't touch my CDs!.
    Synonym:
    disturb
    source: wordnet30
  • make a more or less disguised reference to(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    advert, allude
    source: wordnet30
  • comprehend(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    He could not touch the meaning of the poem.
    Synonym:
    make out, sense
    source: wordnet30
  • consume(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    She didn't touch her food all night.
    Synonym:
    partake
    source: wordnet30
  • color lightly(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    tinct, tinge, tint
    source: wordnet30
  • To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To compare with; of be equal to; -- usually with a negative; as, he held that for good cheer nothing could touch an open fire.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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