TOUCH
Scrabble letter values: T1O1U1C3H4 = 10
Definition
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body. — synonyms: touching
- noun the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands). — synonyms: sense_of_touch, skin_senses, touch_modality, cutaneous_senses
- noun a suggestion of some quality. — synonyms: trace, ghost
- noun a distinguishing style. — synonyms: signature
- noun the act of putting two things together with no space between them. — synonyms: touching
- noun a slight but appreciable amount. — synonyms: hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
- noun a communicative interaction. — synonyms: contact
- noun a slight attack of illness. — synonyms: spot
- noun the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan).
- noun the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin. — synonyms: touch_sensation, tactual_sensation, tactile_sensation, feeling
- noun deftness in handling matters.
- noun the feel of mechanical action.
- verb make physical contact with, come in contact with.
- verb perceive via the tactile sense.
- verb affect emotionally. — synonyms: stir
- verb be relevant to. — synonyms: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come_to, bear_on, touch_on, have_to_do_with
- verb be in direct physical contact with. — synonyms: adjoin, meet, contact
- verb have an effect upon. — synonyms: affect, impact, bear_upon, bear_on, touch_on
- verb deal with.
- verb cause to be in brief contact with.
- verb to extend as far as. — synonyms: reach, extend_to
- verb be equal to in quality or ability. — synonyms: equal, rival, match
- verb tamper with. — synonyms: disturb
- verb make a more or less disguised reference to. — synonyms: allude, advert
- verb comprehend.
- verb consume. — synonyms: partake
- verb color lightly. — synonyms: tint, tinct, tinge
Examples
- “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”