touch

Noun

• the feel of mechanical action
  • this piano has a wonderful touch
    

• deftness in handling matters
  • he has a master's touch
    

• the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
  • she likes the touch of silk on her skin
    
  • the surface had a greasy feeling
    

• the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
  • he watched the beggar trying to make a touch
    

• a slight attack of illness
  • he has a touch of rheumatism
    

• a communicative interaction
  • the pilot made contact with the base
    
  • he got in touch with his colleagues
    

• a slight but appreciable amount
  • this dish could use a touch of garlic
    

• the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  • at his touch the room filled with lights
    

• a distinguishing style
  • this room needs a woman's touch
    

• a suggestion of some quality
  • there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
    
  • he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

Verb

• color lightly
  • her greying hair was tinged blond
    
  • the leaves were tinged red in November
    

• consume
  • She didn't touch her food all night
    

• comprehend
  • He could not touch the meaning of the poem
    

• make a more or less disguised reference to
  • He alluded to the problem but did not mention it
    

• tamper with
  • Don't touch my CDs!
    

• 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
    

• to extend as far as
  • The sunlight reached the wall
    
  • Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall
    

• cause to be in brief contact with
  • He touched his toes to the horse's flanks
    

• 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
    

• have an effect upon
  • Will the new rules affect me?
    

• 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
    

• be relevant to
  • There were lots of questions referring to her talk
    
  • My remark pertained to your earlier comments
    

• affect emotionally
  • A stirring movie
    
  • I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
    

• perceive via the tactile sense
  • Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her
    

• make physical contact with, come in contact with
  • Touch the stone for good luck
    
  • She never touched her husband
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  touch sensation , tactual sensation , tactile sensation , feeling , spot , contact , hint , tinge , mite , pinch , jot , speck , soupcon , touching , signature , trace , ghost , sense of touch , skin senses , touch modality , cutaneous senses , tint , tinct , partake , allude , advert , disturb , equal , rival