touch
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the event of something coming in contact with the body
he longed for the touch of her hand
Types & categories
- striking hypernym
- light touch hyponym
- stroke hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make physical contact with, come in contact with
Touch the stone for good luck
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- touch down also see
- touching derivation
- touch derivation
- toucher derivation
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- exteroception hypernym
- somatosense hypernym
Parts & wholes
- somesthesis part holonym
Related & opposite
- touch derivation
Sense 4 verb
perceive via the tactile sense
Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her
Types & categories
- perceive hypernym
Related & opposite
- sense of touch derivation
- tactual sensation derivation
- touch derivation
Sense 5 noun
a suggestion of some quality
there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
Types & categories
- proffer hypernym
Sense 6 verb
affect emotionally
A stirring movie
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a distinguishing style
this room needs a woman's touch
Types & categories
- way hypernym
- common touch hyponym
Sense 8 verb
be relevant to
There were lots of questions referring to her talk
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- denotation derivation
- applicability derivation
- apposite derivation
- allude verb group
Sense 9 noun
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
at his touch the room filled with lights
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 10 verb
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
The two buildings touch
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- physical contact derivation
- adjunction derivation
- striking derivation
- touch derivation
- contact derivation
- adjunctive derivation
- converge verb group
Sense 11 noun
a slight but appreciable amount
this dish could use a touch of garlic
Types & categories
- small indefinite quantity hypernym
- snuff hyponym
Sense 12 verb
have an effect upon
Will the new rules affect me?
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- impingement derivation
- wallop derivation
Sense 13 noun
a communicative interaction
the pilot made contact with the base
Types & categories
- communication hypernym
Sense 14 verb
deal with; usually used with a form of negation
I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole
Types & categories
- handle hypernym
Sense 15 noun
a slight attack of illness
he has a touch of rheumatism
Types & categories
- attack hypernym
Sense 16 verb
cause to be in brief contact with
He touched his toes to the horse's flanks
Types & categories
- touch hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 17 noun
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
he watched the beggar trying to make a touch
Types & categories
- solicitation hypernym
Sense 18 verb
to extend as far as
The sunlight reached the wall
Types & categories
- be hypernym
- reach into hyponym
Related & opposite
- poke out also see
- reach into also see
- touch derivation
- reach derivation
Sense 19 noun
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
she likes the touch of silk on her skin
Types & categories
- perception hypernym
- creepiness hyponym
- cutaneous sensation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 20 verb
be equal to in quality or ability
Nothing can rival cotton for durability
Types & categories
- compete hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 21 noun
deftness in handling matters
he has a master's touch
Types & categories
Sense 22 verb
tamper with
Don't touch my CDs!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- disturbance derivation
Sense 23 noun
the feel of mechanical action
this piano has a wonderful touch
Types & categories
- tactile property hypernym
Sense 24 verb
make a more or less disguised reference to
He alluded to the problem but did not mention it
Types & categories
- hint hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 25 verb
comprehend
He could not touch the meaning of the poem
Types & categories
- understand hypernym
Sense 26 verb
consume
She didn't touch her food all night
Types & categories
Sense 27 verb
color lightly
her greying hair was tinged blond
Types & categories
- color hypernym
- henna hyponym
- tincture hyponym
- complexion hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contact |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | extend to |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | striking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | light touch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stroke |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | touch down |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | touching |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | toucher |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | engage |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | touch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | toe |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pick up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | finger |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | feel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | palpate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | palm |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stroke |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | impinge on |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | brush |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | skim |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | kiss |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | kiss |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | press |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tag |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | somesthesis |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | exteroception |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | somatosense |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sense of touch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tactual sensation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | perceive |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | proffer |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | fire up |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | stirring |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | stir |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | impress |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | get |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | way |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | common touch |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | denotation |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicability |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | apposite |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | allude |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | center |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | go for |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | involve |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | matter to |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | human action |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | physical contact |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | dab |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | hitting |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | jab |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | kiss |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | kiss |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | snap |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | handling |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | fingering |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | grope |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | palpation |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | tickling |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | stroking |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | tag |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | lick |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | grazing |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | physical contact |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjunction |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | striking |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | contact |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjunctive |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | converge |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | spread over |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | cling |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | scratch |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | attach |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | hug |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | butt |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | border |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | lean on |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | small indefinite quantity |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | snuff |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | impingement |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | wallop |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike a blow |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | repercuss |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | tell on |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | redound |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | stimulate |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | process |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrolize |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | tinge |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | peril |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | hit |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | subject |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | inconvenience |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | influence |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | slam-dunk |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | handle |
| 15 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | touching |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | toucher |
| 16 | hypernym | Types & categories | touch |
| 17 | hypernym | Types & categories | solicitation |
| 18 | also see | Related & opposite | poke out |
| 18 | also see | Related & opposite | reach into |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | reach |
| 18 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 18 | hyponym | Types & categories | reach into |
| 19 | derivation | Related & opposite | finger |
| 19 | derivation | Related & opposite | touch |
| 19 | hypernym | Types & categories | perception |
| 19 | hyponym | Types & categories | creepiness |
| 19 | hyponym | Types & categories | cutaneous sensation |
| 20 | derivation | Related & opposite | peer |
| 20 | verb group | Related & opposite | equalize |
| 20 | hypernym | Types & categories | compete |
| 21 | hypernym | Types & categories | quickness |
| 21 | hyponym | Types & categories | capstone |
| 22 | derivation | Related & opposite | disturbance |
| 22 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 22 | hyponym | Types & categories | upset |
| 22 | hyponym | Types & categories | violate |
| 23 | hypernym | Types & categories | tactile property |
| 24 | derivation | Related & opposite | allusion |
| 24 | derivation | Related & opposite | allusive |
| 24 | entails | Related & opposite | denote |
| 24 | verb group | Related & opposite | concern |
| 24 | hypernym | Types & categories | hint |
| 25 | hypernym | Types & categories | understand |
| 26 | hypernym | Types & categories | ingest |
| 26 | hyponym | Types & categories | receive |
| 27 | derivation | Related & opposite | tinting |
| 27 | derivation | Related & opposite | tint |
| 27 | derivation | Related & opposite | tinge |
| 27 | derivation | Related & opposite | tinter |
| 27 | derivation | Related & opposite | tincture |
| 27 | hypernym | Types & categories | color |
| 27 | hyponym | Types & categories | henna |
| 27 | hyponym | Types & categories | tincture |
| 27 | hyponym | Types & categories | complexion |