Synonyms:
touch, touching
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
touch, sense_of_touch, skin_senses, touch_modality, cutaneous_senses
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
touch, trace, ghost
Meaning: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
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touch, signature
Meaning: a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch"
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touch, touching
Meaning: the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
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touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
Meaning: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
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contact, touch
Meaning: a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
touch
Meaning: make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
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touch
Meaning: perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"
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touch, stir
Meaning: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
Synonyms:
refer, pertain, relate, concern, come_to, bear_on, touch, touch_on, have-to_doe_with
Meaning: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Synonyms:
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Meaning: 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"
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affect, impact, bear_upon, bear_on, touch_on, touch
Meaning: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
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touch
Meaning: 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"
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touch
Meaning: cause to be in brief contact with; "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"
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reach, extend_to, touch
Meaning: to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
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equal, touch, rival, match
Meaning: 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"
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touch, disturb
Meaning: tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"
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allude, touch, advert
Meaning: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
Synonyms:
touch
Meaning: comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"