TOUCH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of putting two things together with no space between them
   Synonym(s)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • at his touch the room filled with lights
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deed (what does deed mean?)
   • feat (what does feat mean?)
   • effort (what does effort mean?)
   • exploit (what does exploit mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   • dab (what does dab mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • hitting (what does hitting mean?)
   • striking (what does striking mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • jab (what does jab mean?)
   • kiss (what does kiss mean?)
   • kiss (what does kiss mean?)
   • buss (what does buss mean?)
   • osculation (what does osculation mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • grab (what does grab mean?)
   • snatch (what does snatch mean?)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
   • handling (what does handling mean?)
   • manipulation (what does manipulation mean?)
   • fingering (what does fingering mean?)
   • grope (what does grope mean?)
   • palpation (what does palpation mean?)
   • tactual exploration (what does tactual exploration mean?)
   • tickle (what does tickle mean?)
   • tickling (what does tickling mean?)
   • titillation (what does titillation mean?)
   • stroke (what does stroke mean?)
   • stroking (what does stroking mean?)
   • tag (what does tag mean?)
   • lick (what does lick mean?)
   • lap (what does lap mean?)
   • grazing (what does grazing mean?)
   • shaving (what does shaving mean?)
   • skimming (what does skimming mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a distinguishing style
   Synonym(s)
   • signature (what does signature mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • this room needs a woman’’s touch
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • manner (what does manner mean?)
   • mode (what does mode mean?)
   • style (what does style mean?)
   • way (what does way mean?)
   • fashion (what does fashion mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • common touch (what does common touch mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the feel of mechanical action
   Usage Example(s)
   • this piano has a wonderful touch
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tactile property (what does tactile property mean?)
   • feel (what does feel mean?)
4. Meaning
   • deftness in handling matters
   Usage Example(s)
   • he has a master’’s touch
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • adeptness (what does adeptness mean?)
   • adroitness (what does adroitness mean?)
   • deftness (what does deftness mean?)
   • facility (what does facility mean?)
   • quickness (what does quickness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • finishing touch (what does finishing touch mean?)
   • capstone (what does capstone mean?)
   • copestone (what does copestone mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the faculty of touch
   Synonym(s)
   • cutaneous senses (what does cutaneous senses mean?)
   • sense of touch (what does sense of touch mean?)
   • skin senses (what does skin senses mean?)
   • touch modality (what does touch modality mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • somatosense (what does somatosense mean?)
   • exteroception (what does exteroception mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
   Synonym(s)
   • feeling (what does feeling mean?)
   • tactile sensation (what does tactile sensation mean?)
   • tactual sensation (what does tactual sensation mean?)
   • touch sensation (what does touch sensation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she likes the touch of silk on her skin
   • the surface had a greasy feeling
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • perception (what does perception mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cutaneous sensation (what does cutaneous sensation mean?)
   • haptic sensation (what does haptic sensation mean?)
   • skin sensation (what does skin sensation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • feel (what does feel mean?)
   • finger (what does finger mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a suggestion of some quality
   Synonym(s)
   • ghost (what does ghost mean?)
   • trace (what does trace mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
   • he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • suggestion (what does suggestion mean?)
   • proposition (what does proposition mean?)
   • proffer (what does proffer mean?)
8. Meaning
   • the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he watched the beggar trying to make a touch
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • solicitation (what does solicitation mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a communicative interaction
   Synonym(s)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the pilot made contact with the base
   • he got in touch with his colleagues
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • communication (what does communication mean?)
   • communicating (what does communicating mean?)
10. Meaning
    • the event of something coming in contact with the body
    Synonym(s)
    • touching (what does touching mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • he longed for the touch of her hand
    • the cooling touch of the night air
    Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • contact (what does contact mean?)
    • impinging (what does impinging mean?)
    • striking (what does striking mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • brush (what does brush mean?)
    • light touch (what does light touch mean?)
    • stroke (what does stroke mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • reach (what does reach mean?)
    • extend to (what does extend to mean?)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
    • meet (what does meet mean?)
    • contact (what does contact mean?)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
11. Meaning
    • a slight but appreciable addition
    Synonym(s)
    • hint (what does hint mean?)
    • jot (what does jot mean?)
    • mite (what does mite mean?)
    • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
    • soupcon (what does soupcon mean?)
    • speck (what does speck mean?)
    • tinge (what does tinge mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • this dish could use a touch of garlic
    Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • small indefinite quantity (what does small indefinite quantity mean?)
    • small indefinite amount (what does small indefinite amount mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • snuff (what does snuff mean?)
12. Meaning
    • a slight attack of illness
    Synonym(s)
    • spot (what does spot mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • he has a touch of rheumatism
    Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • attack (what does attack mean?)

TOUCH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • have an effect upon
   Synonym(s)
   • affect (what does affect mean?)
   • bear on (what does bear on mean?)
   • bear upon (what does bear upon mean?)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • touch on (what does touch on mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Will the new rules affect me?
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • strike a blow (what does strike a blow mean?)
   • repercuss (what does repercuss mean?)
   • tell on (what does tell on mean?)
   • redound (what does redound mean?)
   • stimulate (what does stimulate mean?)
   • excite (what does excite mean?)
   • process (what does process mean?)
   • treat (what does treat mean?)
   • hydrolize (what does hydrolize mean?)
   • hydrolise (what does hydrolise mean?)
   • tinge (what does tinge mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • distort (what does distort mean?)
   • queer (what does queer mean?)
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • scupper (what does scupper mean?)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • subject (what does subject mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   • put out (what does put out mean?)
   • inconvenience (what does inconvenience mean?)
   • disoblige (what does disoblige mean?)
   • discommode (what does discommode mean?)
   • incommode (what does incommode mean?)
   • bother (what does bother mean?)
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
   • act upon (what does act upon mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • slam-dunk (what does slam-dunk mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • wallop (what does wallop mean?)
   • impingement (what does impingement mean?)
   • encroachment (what does encroachment mean?)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
2. Meaning
   • dye with a color
   Synonym(s)
   • bepaint (what does bepaint mean?)
   • tinct (what does tinct mean?)
   • tinge (what does tinge mean?)
   • tint (what does tint mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dye (what does dye mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • henna (what does henna mean?)
   • tincture (what does tincture mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • undertone (what does undertone mean?)
   • tinge (what does tinge mean?)
   • tincture (what does tincture mean?)
   • tinter (what does tinter mean?)
   • tinting (what does tinting mean?)
   • shade (what does shade mean?)
   • tint (what does tint mean?)
   • tincture (what does tincture mean?)
   • tone (what does tone mean?)
3. Meaning
   • comprehend
   Usage Example(s)
   • He could not touch the meaning of the poem
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • understand (what does understand mean?)
4. Meaning
   • make a more or less disguised reference to
   Synonym(s)
   • advert (what does advert mean?)
   • allude (what does allude mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He alluded to the problem but did not mention it
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hint (what does hint mean?)
   • suggest (what does suggest mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • allusion (what does allusion mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • denote (what does denote mean?)
   • refer (what does refer mean?)
5. Meaning
   • consume
   Synonym(s)
   • partake (what does partake mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She didn”t touch her food all night
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • ingest (what does ingest mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • receive (what does receive mean?)
6. Meaning
   • be in direct physical contact with
   • make contact
   Synonym(s)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The two buildings touch
   • Their hands touched
   • The wire must not contact the metal cover
   • The surfaces contact at this point
   Hyponym(s)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • spread over (what does spread over mean?)
   • cling (what does cling mean?)
   • cleave (what does cleave mean?)
   • adhere (what does adhere mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • cohere (what does cohere mean?)
   • rub (what does rub mean?)
   • fray (what does fray mean?)
   • fret (what does fret mean?)
   • chafe (what does chafe mean?)
   • scratch (what does scratch mean?)
   • attach (what does attach mean?)
   • hug (what does hug mean?)
   • border (what does border mean?)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • edge (what does edge mean?)
   • abut (what does abut mean?)
   • march (what does march mean?)
   • butt (what does butt mean?)
   • butt against (what does butt against mean?)
   • butt on (what does butt on mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   • border (what does border mean?)
   • lean on (what does lean on mean?)
   • rest on (what does rest on mean?)
   • lean against (what does lean against mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • impinging (what does impinging mean?)
   • striking (what does striking mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • junction (what does junction mean?)
   • adjunction (what does adjunction mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
7. Meaning
   • make physical contact with, come in contact with
   Usage Example(s)
   • Touch the stone for good luck
   • She never touched her husband
   Hyponym(s)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • toe (what does toe mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • finger (what does finger mean?)
   • thumb (what does thumb mean?)
   • feel (what does feel mean?)
   • palpate (what does palpate mean?)
   • feel (what does feel mean?)
   • handle (what does handle mean?)
   • palm (what does palm mean?)
   • caress (what does caress mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • impinge on (what does impinge on mean?)
   • run into (what does run into mean?)
   • collide with (what does collide with mean?)
   • brush (what does brush mean?)
   • skim over (what does skim over mean?)
   • skim (what does skim mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • kiss (what does kiss mean?)
   • buss (what does buss mean?)
   • osculate (what does osculate mean?)
   • kiss (what does kiss mean?)
   • mouth (what does mouth mean?)
   • press (what does press mean?)
   • tag (what does tag mean?)
   See Also
   • touch down (what does touch down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
   • toucher (what does toucher mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
8. Meaning
   • cause to be in brief contact with
   Usage Example(s)
   • He touched his toes to the horse’’s flanks
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
   • toucher (what does toucher mean?)
9. Meaning
   • tamper with
   Synonym(s)
   • disturb (what does disturb mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Don”t touch my CDs!
   Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   • violate (what does violate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • disturbance (what does disturbance mean?)
10. Meaning
    • affect emotionally
    Synonym(s)
    • stir (what does stir mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • A stirring movie
    • I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
    Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • affect (what does affect mean?)
    • impress (what does impress mean?)
    • move (what does move mean?)
    • strike (what does strike mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • get (what does get mean?)
    See Also
    • inflame (what does inflame mean?)
    • stir up (what does stir up mean?)
    • wake (what does wake mean?)
    • ignite (what does ignite mean?)
    • heat (what does heat mean?)
    • fire up (what does fire up mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • stir (what does stir mean?)
    • inspiration (what does inspiration mean?)
    • stirring (what does stirring mean?)
11. Meaning
    • perceive via the tactile sense
    Usage Example(s)
    • Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her
    Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • perceive (what does perceive mean?)
    • comprehend (what does comprehend mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • touch sensation (what does touch sensation mean?)
    • tactual sensation (what does tactual sensation mean?)
    • tactile sensation (what does tactile sensation mean?)
    • feeling (what does feeling mean?)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • sense of touch (what does sense of touch mean?)
    • skin senses (what does skin senses mean?)
    • touch modality (what does touch modality mean?)
    • cutaneous senses (what does cutaneous senses mean?)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • touching (what does touching mean?)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • touching (what does touching mean?)
12. Meaning
    • deal with
    • usually used with a form of negation
    Usage Example(s)
    • I wouldn”t touch her with a ten-foot pole
    • The local Mafia won”t touch gambling
    Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • manage (what does manage mean?)
    • deal (what does deal mean?)
    • care (what does care mean?)
    • handle (what does handle mean?)
13. Meaning
    • be equal to in quality or ability
    Synonym(s)
    • equal (what does equal mean?)
    • match (what does match mean?)
    • rival (what does rival mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • compete (what does compete mean?)
    • vie (what does vie mean?)
    • contend (what does contend mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • peer (what does peer mean?)
    • equal (what does equal mean?)
    • match (what does match mean?)
    • compeer (what does compeer mean?)
    • peer (what does peer mean?)
    • equal (what does equal mean?)
    • match (what does match mean?)
    • compeer (what does compeer mean?)
14. Meaning
    • have to do with or be relevant to
    Synonym(s)
    • bear on (what does bear on mean?)
    • come to (what does come to mean?)
    • concern (what does concern mean?)
    • pertain (what does pertain mean?)
    • refer (what does refer mean?)
    • relate (what does relate mean?)
    • touch on (what does touch on mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • There were lots of questions referring to her talk
    • My remark pertained to your earlier comments
    Hyponym(s)
    • focus on (what does focus on mean?)
    • center on (what does center on mean?)
    • revolve around (what does revolve around mean?)
    • revolve about (what does revolve about mean?)
    • concentrate on (what does concentrate on mean?)
    • center (what does center mean?)
    • apply (what does apply mean?)
    • hold (what does hold mean?)
    • go for (what does go for mean?)
    • involve (what does involve mean?)
    • affect (what does affect mean?)
    • regard (what does regard mean?)
    • matter to (what does matter to mean?)
    • interest (what does interest mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • applicability (what does applicability mean?)
    • pertinence (what does pertinence mean?)
    • pertinency (what does pertinency mean?)
    • applicability (what does applicability mean?)
    • pertinence (what does pertinence mean?)
    • pertinency (what does pertinency mean?)
    • reference (what does reference mean?)
    • denotation (what does denotation mean?)
    • extension (what does extension mean?)
15. Meaning
    • to extend as far as
    Synonym(s)
    • extend to (what does extend to mean?)
    • reach (what does reach mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The sunlight reached the wall
    • Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall
    Hypernyms(s) touch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • be (what does be mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • reach into (what does reach into mean?)
    See Also
    • extend (what does extend mean?)
    • poke out (what does poke out mean?)
    • reach out (what does reach out mean?)
    • reach into (what does reach into mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    • touching (what does touching mean?)
    • range (what does range mean?)
    • reach (what does reach mean?)