Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"at his touch the room filled with lights"
verb
Sense 3
"I wouldn''t touch her with a ten-foot pole"
"The local Mafia won''t touch gambling"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
Type of:
understand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"The two buildings touch"
"Their hands touched"
"The wire must not contact the metal cover"
"The surfaces contact at this point"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"Touch the stone for good luck"
"She never touched her husband"
See also:
touch down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 7
"He touched his toes to the horse''s flanks"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
"Don''t touch my CDs!"
Derived:
disturbance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 9
"A stirring movie"
"I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
Kinds of:
get
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun
Sense 11
"he longed for the touch of her hand"
"the cooling touch of the night air"
noun
Sense 13
"this piano has a wonderful touch"
noun
Sense 14
"he has a master''s touch"
noun
Sense 15
"only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"
noun
Sense 16
"she likes the touch of silk on her skin"
"the surface had a greasy feeling"
Type of:
perception
verb
Sense 17
"Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 18
"there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"
"he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
verb
Sense 20
"He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
Derived:
allusion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 21
"Nothing can rival cotton for durability"
"Your performance doesn''t even touch that of your colleagues"
"Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 22
"the pilot made contact with the base"
"he got in touch with his colleagues"
verb
Sense 23
"She didn''t touch her food all night"
Kinds of:
receive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 24
to extend as far as
"The sunlight reached the wall"
"Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
reach into
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 25
Type of:
dye
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 26
"Will the new rules affect me?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 27
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
"My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
27
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
170
Times Searched
3
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