Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)touch, touchingthe event of something coming in contact with the body“he longed for the touch of her hand”,
“the cooling touch of the night air” (n)touch, trace, ghosta suggestion of some quality“there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”,
“he detected a ghost of a smile on her face” (n)touch, signaturea distinguishing style“this room needs a woman's touch” (n)touch, touchingthe act of putting two things together with no space between them“at his touch the room filled with lights” (n)contact, toucha communicative interaction“the pilot made contact with the base”,
“he got in touch with his colleagues” (n)touch, spota slight attack of illness“he has a touch of rheumatism” (n)touchthe act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)“he watched the beggar trying to make a touch” (n)touchdeftness in handling matters“he has a master's touch” (n)touchthe feel of mechanical action“this piano has a wonderful touch” Verbs
(v)touchmake physical contact with, come in contact with“Touch the stone for good luck”,
“She never touched her husband” (v)touchperceive via the tactile sense“Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her” (v)touch, stiraffect emotionally“A stirring movie”,
“I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy” (v)touch, adjoin, meet, contactbe in direct physical contact with; make contact“The two buildings touch”,
“Their hands touched”,
“The wire must not contact the metal cover”,
“The surfaces contact at this point” (v)touchdeal with; usually used with a form of negation“I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole”,
“The local Mafia won't touch gambling” (v)touchcause to be in brief contact with“He touched his toes to the horse's flanks” (v)reach, extend to, touchto extend as far as“The sunlight reached the wall”,
“Can he reach?”,
“The chair must not touch the wall” (v)equal, touch, rival, matchbe equal to in quality or ability“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” (v)allude, touch, advertmake a more or less disguised reference to“He alluded to the problem but did not mention it” (v)touchcomprehend“He could not touch the meaning of the poem” (v)partake, touchconsume“She didn't touch her food all night” (v)tint, tinct, tinge, touchcolor lightly“her greying hair was tinged blond”,
“the leaves were tinged red in November”