Touch

[n] the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
[n] a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch"
[n] the feel of mechanical action; "this piano has a wonderful touch"
[n] deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"
[n] the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"
[n] the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling"
[n] a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
[n] the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch"
[n] a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"
[n] 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"
[n] a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
[n] a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
[v] have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
[v] dye with a color
[v] comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
[v] make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
[v] touch, as of food; "She didn't touch her food all night"
[v] 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"
[v] make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
[v] cause to be in brief contact with; "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"
[v] tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"
[v] affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
[v] perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"
[v] 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"
[v] 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"
[v] be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain, or relate to; "What's this novel all about?"; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
[v] to extend as far as, "The sunlight reached the wall";"Can he reach?"

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Synonyms

adjoin, advert, affect, allude, bear on, bear on, bear upon, bepaint, come to, concern, contact, contact, cutaneous senses, disturb, equal, extend to, feeling, ghost, hint, impact, jot, match, meet, mite, partake, pertain, pinch, reach, refer, relate, riv