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touch
noun as in physical contact
Strongest matches
Strong matches
blow, brush, caress, collision, contingence, crash, cuddling, embrace, feel, fondling, graze, grope, handling, hit, hug, impact, junction, kiss, lick, manipulation, nudge, palpation, pat, peck, perception, percussion, petting, push, rub, rubbing, scratch, shock, stroking, tap, touching
Weak match
noun as in tiny amount
noun as in manner, method
Strongest matches
ability, approach, communication, contact, effect, familiarity, flair, hand, influence, knack, skill, style, talent, technique, understanding
Strong matches
acquaintance, adeptness, adroitness, art, artistry, awareness, characteristic, command, deftness, direction, facility, faculty, finish, handiwork, mastery, virtuosity, way
verb as in make physical contact
Strong matches
abut, adjoin, border, communicate, contact, converge, dab, examine, finger, fondle, frisk, glance, graze, grope, inspect, join, line, manipulate, march, massage, meet, neighbor, osculate, palm, palpate, partake, paw, percuss, pet, probe, push, scrutinize, sip, smooth, suck, sweep, tag, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, verge
Weak matches
be in contact, butt on, come together, feel up, impinge upon, lay a finger on, manhandle, toy with
verb as in have an effect on
verb as in have to do with; regard
verb as in make mention
verb as in compare with; correspond to
Weak matches
be a match for, be in the same league, be on a par, come near, come up to, hold a candle to, measure up, partake of, verge on
Example Sentences
"You get a lot more touches being one in, and I like to create things as much as finish them," he added.
But that day he called his sister, who kept in touch with extended family in Texas, to confirm.
The virus can spread when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes, or a person can contract it by touching an infected surface, according to the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
I ask if she is permanently in touch with the latest musical developments; “It’s all intuitive,” she replies with a chuckle.
“If it doesn’t make sense, it’ll break my heart,” she replied with a touch of sadness.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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