touch, n.
(touches)
freq. cnt. 19
(touches)
freq. cnt. 19
the event of something coming in contact with the body
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
touch touching
sample sentences
"he longed for the touch of her hand""the cooling touch of the night air"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3
cutaneous senses sense of touch skin senses touch touch modality
sample sentences
"only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
part holonym
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
touch touching
sample sentences
"at his touch the room filled with lights"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
a distinguishing style
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
signature touch
sample sentences
"this room needs a woman's touch"
a suggestion of some quality
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
ghost touch trace
sample sentences
"there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone""he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a communicative interaction
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
contact touch
sample sentences
"the pilot made contact with the base""he got in touch with his colleagues"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a slight but appreciable amount
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
hint jot mite pinch soupcon speck tinge touch
sample sentences
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"
the feel of mechanical action
<noun.attribute>
touch
sample sentences
"this piano has a wonderful touch"
semantic pointers
hypernym
deftness in handling matters
<noun.cognition>
touch
sample sentences
"he has a master's touch"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
feeling tactile sensation tactual sensation touch touch sensation
sample sentences
"she likes the touch of silk on her skin""the surface had a greasy feeling"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
<noun.communication>
touch
sample sentences
"he watched the beggar trying to make a touch"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a slight attack of illness
<noun.state>
spot touch