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touch
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- pronunciation:
- tuhch
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
touches, touching, touched |
| definition 1: |
When you touch something, you put your hand or fingers on it so that you can feel it.
Kevin's mom touched his forehead to see if it was hot.The rabbit's fur looked very soft, and Amy really wanted to touch it.- similar words:
- feel, handle, hold, pat, paw, pet, stroke, tap
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| definition 2: |
When your desk touches your friend's desk, the two desks come together at some spot. They make contact with each other.
The tree branch is touching the window.Gabby's shoulder touched Lily's shoulder as they stood next to each other.- similar words:
- brush, bump, contract, hit, meet, reach, strike
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| definition 3: |
When someone touches your life, it means that they affect your life.
The kind pastor touched the lives of many people.- synonyms:
- affect, influence
- similar words:
- concern, impress, pertain to, relate to, sway
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| definition 4: |
When a story touches you, it means that the story makes you feel something deep in inside.
The sad movie touched the audience deeply, and many people left the theater with tears in their eyes.- synonyms:
- affect, move
- similar words:
- excite, impress, inspire, melt, stir
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| related words: |
borrow, lick, mention, rival, tickle |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A touch is an act or an instance of touching.
Damian felt his mother's touch on his shoulder.- similar words:
- brush, bump, contact, feel, stroke
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| definition 2: |
Touch is one of the senses that people use to learn about what is around them. Besides touch, there is taste, smell, hearing, and sight. Touch is the sense that tells us what something feels like. Just as we use our ears for hearing and our eyes for sight, we use our skin for touch.
Our sense of touch tells us when a thing is hot or cold.- similar words:
- feeling, sensation
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| definition 3: |
When you are in touch with someone, you speak to them or write to them sometimes. You are in contact with them.
Mr. Smith is in touch with some of his old friends from high school, but he lost touch with a few of them.- synonyms:
- contact
- similar words:
- communication
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| definition 4: |
A touch is a little bit of something. When you feel a touch of sadness, you feel a little bit of sadness. If you add a touch of spice to your food, you add just a little bit.
Amy's mom added a touch of vanilla to the cookie dough.Sam felt a touch of guilt for saying those mean things to his sister yesterday.- synonyms:
- bit, dash, trace
- similar words:
- hint, lick, pinch, shade, suggestion, whisper
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| related words: |
crumb, dash |
| derivations: |
touchable (adj.), toucher (n.) |
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