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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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