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| abstract |
When something is abstract, it doesn't have any physical form. Feelings and ideas are abstract things. They are things, but you can't see them or touch them or even smell them! They exist in people's minds only. [1/3 definitions] |
| affect1 |
to cause to feel sad or sorry; move; touch. [1/2 definitions] |
| allergic |
When you are allergic to something, like a plant or a food, it does something bad to your body when you eat it or touch it or have some other contact with it. |
| allergy |
When you have an allergy to something like a plant or food, something bad happens to your body when you touch it or eat it or have some other contact with it. An allergy can make you sneeze, itch, cough, or make it hard for you to breathe. |
| base1 |
A base is one of the four corners of the field in the game of baseball. A batter runs from base to base and must touch each one to score. [1/6 definitions] |
| belly |
Your belly is a part of your body. It is the area below your chest and above your legs. This area contains your stomach and other parts of the body used in breaking down food. Other mammals, such as dogs, have bellies too. You have to reach under a dog to touch its belly. |
| Braille |
(often lowercase) a writing and printing system for blind people, in which patterns of raised dots are used to represent letters. Blind people touch the dots with their fingers to read. |
| brush1 |
a quick, light touch or short encounter. [2/6 definitions] |
| caress |
a soft or gentle touch that shows love or affection. [2 definitions] |
| chuck1 |
to touch or pat lightly with affection. [1/5 definitions] |
| concrete |
When something is concrete, you can see and touch it. A book is a concrete thing, but a thought is not. [1/3 definitions] |
| contact |
When there is contact between two things or two people, they are touching each other in some way. When you make contact with something, you touch it. [1/4 definitions] |
| continent |
A continent is one of Earth's very large areas of land. These continents are usually considered to be Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. When we talk about the countries that make up a particular continent, we often include islands that are close to that continent or are connected with it by culture and history. For example, when we talk about the island country of Madagascar, we call it part of Africa even though it does not actually touch the continent. |
| creepy |
When something is creepy, it makes you feel a little scared, or it gives you the feeling that you don't want to touch it or be near it. |
| dentine |
the bony material underneath the enamel of a tooth that forms the main part of the tooth. Dentine is sensitive to heat, cold, and touch. |
| dimension |
When we are talking about dimensions, we are talking about height, width, or depth. Objects that we can touch have three dimensions. They are at least a little bit wide, deep, and high. [1/2 definitions] |
| feel |
to find out about or perceive by the sense of touch. [2/7 definitions] |
| feeling |
the ability to sense things by touch. [1/3 definitions] |
| finger |
to touch lightly with the fingers. [1/3 definitions] |
| fingerprint |
When you touch something, the tips of your fingers will leave tiny marks on the thing you touched. These marks are called "fingerprints." Fingerprints are made from your skin's oil or some other substance on your skin. If your fingers are clean, you usually can't see your fingerprints on the things you touch, but the fingerprints are still there. |
| fondle |
to touch or stroke in a tender way. |
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