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Quick definitions from WordNet (touch)
▸ noun: the act of putting two things together with no space between them ("At his touch the room filled with lights")
▸ noun: a distinguishing style ("This room needs a woman's touch")
▸ noun: the feel of mechanical action ("This piano has a wonderful touch")
▸ noun: deftness in handling matters ("He has a master's touch")
▸ noun: the faculty of touch ("Only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us")
▸ noun: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin ("She likes the touch of silk on her skin")
▸ noun: a suggestion of some quality ("There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone")
▸ noun: the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan) ("He watched the beggar trying to make a touch")
▸ noun: the event of something coming in contact with the body ("He longed for the touch of her hand")
▸ noun: a slight but appreciable addition ("This dish could use a touch of garlic")
▸ noun: a slight attack of illness ("He has a touch of rheumatism")
▸ noun: a communicative interaction ("He got in touch with his colleagues")
▸ verb: perceive via the tactile sense ("Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her")
▸ verb: deal with; usually used with a form of negation ("I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole")
▸ verb: comprehend ("He could not touch the meaning of the poem")
▸ verb: be in direct physical contact with; make contact ("The two buildings touch")
▸ verb: make physical contact with, come in contact with ("Touch the stone for good luck")
▸ verb: cause to be in brief contact with ("He touched his toes to the horse's flanks")
▸ verb: tamper with ("Don't touch my CDs!")
▸ verb: affect emotionally ("I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy")
▸ verb: be equal to in quality or ability ("Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues")
▸ verb: make a more or less disguised reference to
▸ verb: consume ("She didn't touch her food all night")
▸ verb: to extend as far as ("Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall")
▸ verb: dye with a color
▸ verb: have an effect upon
▸ verb: have to do with or be relevant to
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #29524)
▸ Also see touchs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to touch
▸ Usage examples for touch
▸ Idioms related to touch (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing touch
▸ Words that often appear near touch
▸ Rhymes of touch
▸ Invented words related to touch
▸ noun: the act of putting two things together with no space between them ("At his touch the room filled with lights")
▸ noun: a distinguishing style ("This room needs a woman's touch")
▸ noun: the feel of mechanical action ("This piano has a wonderful touch")
▸ noun: deftness in handling matters ("He has a master's touch")
▸ noun: the faculty of touch ("Only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us")
▸ noun: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin ("She likes the touch of silk on her skin")
▸ noun: a suggestion of some quality ("There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone")
▸ noun: the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan) ("He watched the beggar trying to make a touch")
▸ noun: the event of something coming in contact with the body ("He longed for the touch of her hand")
▸ noun: a slight but appreciable addition ("This dish could use a touch of garlic")
▸ noun: a slight attack of illness ("He has a touch of rheumatism")
▸ noun: a communicative interaction ("He got in touch with his colleagues")
▸ verb: perceive via the tactile sense ("Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her")
▸ verb: deal with; usually used with a form of negation ("I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole")
▸ verb: comprehend ("He could not touch the meaning of the poem")
▸ verb: be in direct physical contact with; make contact ("The two buildings touch")
▸ verb: make physical contact with, come in contact with ("Touch the stone for good luck")
▸ verb: cause to be in brief contact with ("He touched his toes to the horse's flanks")
▸ verb: tamper with ("Don't touch my CDs!")
▸ verb: affect emotionally ("I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy")
▸ verb: be equal to in quality or ability ("Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues")
▸ verb: make a more or less disguised reference to
▸ verb: consume ("She didn't touch her food all night")
▸ verb: to extend as far as ("Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall")
▸ verb: dye with a color
▸ verb: have an effect upon
▸ verb: have to do with or be relevant to
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #29524)
▸ Also see touchs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to touch
▸ Usage examples for touch
▸ Idioms related to touch (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing touch
▸ Words that often appear near touch
▸ Rhymes of touch
▸ Invented words related to touch