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touch
The event of something coming in contact with the body
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noun
The event of something coming in contact with the body
“He longed for the touch of her hand”
noun
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”
noun
A suggestion of some quality
“There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”
noun
A distinguishing style
“This room needs a woman's touch”
noun
The act of putting two things together with no space between them
“At his touch the room filled with lights”
noun
A slight but appreciable amount
“This dish could use a touch of garlic”
noun
A communicative interaction
“The pilot made contact with the base”
noun
A slight attack of illness
“He has a touch of rheumatism”
noun
The act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
“He watched the beggar trying to make a touch”
noun
The sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
“She likes the touch of silk on her skin”
noun
Deftness in handling matters
“He has a master's touch”
noun
The feel of mechanical action
“This piano has a wonderful touch”
verb
Make physical contact with, come in contact with
“Touch the stone for good luck”
verb
Perceive via the tactile sense
“Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her”
verb
Affect emotionally
“A stirring movie”
verb
Be relevant to
“There were lots of questions referring to her talk”
verb
Be in direct physical contact with; make contact
“The two buildings touch”
verb
Have an effect upon
“Will the new rules affect me?”
verb
Deal with; usually used with a form of negation
“I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole”
verb
Cause to be in brief contact with
“He touched his toes to the horse's flanks”
verb
To extend as far as
“The sunlight reached the wall”
verb
Be equal to in quality or ability
“Nothing can rival cotton for durability”
verb
Tamper with
“Don't touch my CDs!”
verb
Make a more or less disguised reference to
“He alluded to the problem but did not mention it”
verb
Comprehend
“He could not touch the meaning of the poem”
verb
Consume
“She didn't touch her food all night”
verb
Color lightly
“Her greying hair was tinged blond”
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Example Sentences
He longed for the touch of her hand
The cooling touch of the night air
Only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us
There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
He detected a ghost of a smile on her face
This room needs a woman's touch
At his touch the room filled with lights
This dish could use a touch of garlic
The pilot made contact with the base
He got in touch with his colleagues
He has a touch of rheumatism
He watched the beggar trying to make a touch
She likes the touch of silk on her skin
The surface had a greasy feeling
He has a master's touch
This piano has a wonderful touch
Touch the stone for good luck
She never touched her husband
Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her
A stirring movie
I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
There were lots of questions referring to her talk
My remark pertained to your earlier comments
The two buildings touch
Their hands touched
The wire must not contact the metal cover
The surfaces contact at this point
Will the new rules affect me?
I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole
The local Mafia won't touch gambling
He touched his toes to the horse's flanks
The sunlight reached the wall
Can he reach?
The chair must not touch the wall
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
Don't touch my CDs!
He alluded to the problem but did not mention it
He could not touch the meaning of the poem
She didn't touch her food all night
Her greying hair was tinged blond
The leaves were tinged red in November
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