Touch
nounNoun
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”
a distinguishing style
“this room needs a woman's touch”
Similar:SignatureType of:MannerModeStylea suggestion of some quality
“there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
“at his touch the room filled with lights”
Similar:TouchingType of:DeedActa communicative interaction
“he got in touch with his colleagues”
Similar:ContactType of:CommunicatingCommunicationa slight attack of illness
“he has a touch of rheumatism”
Similar:SpotType of:Attackthe 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”
Type of:SomatosenseExteroceptiona slight but appreciable amount
“this dish could use a touch of garlic”
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
“she likes the touch of silk on her skin”
Similar:FeelingType of:Perceptiondeftness in handling matters
“he has a master's touch”
Type of:AdroitnessQuicknessAdeptnessthe act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
“he watched the beggar trying to make a touch”
Type of:Solicitationthe feel of mechanical action
“this piano has a wonderful touch”
Type of:Feel
Verb
consume
“She didn't touch her food all night”
Similar:PartakeType of:ConsumeHaveIngestbe equal to in quality or ability
“Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues”
affect emotionally
“I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy”
tamper with
“Don't touch my CDs!”
Similar:DisturbType of:AlterChangeModifyto extend as far as
“The chair must not touch the wall”
Similar:ReachType of:Bebe in direct physical contact with; make contact
“The two buildings touch”
“Their hands touched”
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”
Type of:HandleManageDealcomprehend
“He could not touch the meaning of the poem”
Type of:Understandmake physical contact with, come in contact with
“She never touched her husband”
perceive via the tactile sense
“Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her”
Type of:PerceiveComprehendmake a more or less disguised reference to
have an effect upon
color lightly
Type of:ColorColourizeColourisecause to be in brief contact with
“He touched his toes to the horse's flanks”
be relevant to
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