touch
touch is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What does touch mean?
A distinguishing style.
“this room needs a woman's touch”
A communicative interaction.
“he got in touch with his colleagues”
A slight attack of illness.
“he has a touch of rheumatism”
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”
A slight but appreciable amount.
“this dish could use a touch of garlic”
The sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin.
“she likes the touch of silk on her skin”
Deftness in handling matters.
“he has a master's touch”
The act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan).
“he watched the beggar trying to make a touch”
The feel of mechanical action.
“this piano has a wonderful touch”
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”
A suggestion of some quality.
“there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”
The act of putting two things together with no space between them.
“at his touch the room filled with lights”
Affect emotionally.
“I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy”
Tamper with.
“Don't touch my CDs!”
To extend as far as.
“The chair must not touch the wall”
Be in direct physical contact with; make contact.
“The two buildings touch”
“Their hands touched”
Color lightly.
Make a more or less disguised reference to.
Cause to be in brief contact with.
“He touched his toes to the horse's flanks”
Comprehend.
“He could not touch the meaning of the poem”
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”
Make physical contact with, come in contact with.
“She never touched her husband”
Perceive via the tactile sense.
“Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her”
Consume.
“She didn't touch her food all night”
Be relevant to.
Have an effect upon.
Be equal to in quality or ability.
“Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues”
Anagrams of touch
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