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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
The results are the strongest case ever documented of an iconic correspondence between speech sounds and properties related to our senses of touch and vision.
It achieved global success and touched the lives of millions of theater geeks and aspiring ingenues alike with its showstopping numbers and visionary production.
The FAW asked families to report any "potential illegal activity to police in the first instance", but also encouraged them to get in touch for support.
“It was the first time we were able to touch that emotion. We’d been too busy telling the story to feel it.”
“We treated it like any other duet, and duets are always about connection, either face-to-face or touch or feeling each other’s energy,” said Scott.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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