| verb | make physical contact with, come in contact with “Touch the stone for good luck” |
| verb | perceive via the tactile sense “Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her” |
| verb | affect emotionally “A stirring movie” |
| verb | be relevant to “There were lots of questions referring to her talk” |
| verb | be in direct physical contact with; make contact “The two buildings touch” |
| verb | have an effect upon “Will the new rules affect me?” |
| verb | deal with; usually used with a form of negation “I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole” |
| verb | cause to be in brief contact with “He touched his toes to the horse's flanks” |
| verb | to extend as far as “The sunlight reached the wall” |
| verb | be equal to in quality or ability “Nothing can rival cotton for durability” |
| verb | tamper with “Don't touch my CDs!” |
| verb | make a more or less disguised reference to “He alluded to the problem but did not mention it” |
| verb | comprehend “He could not touch the meaning of the poem” |
| verb | consume “She didn't touch her food all night” |
| verb | color lightly “her greying hair was tinged blond” |
| adjective | having come into contact |
| adjective | being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion “too moved to speak” |
| adjective | slightly insane |
| touch | noun | the event of something coming in contact with the body |
| toucher | noun | a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something |
| touching | noun | the act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| stir | noun | emotional agitation and excitement |
| stirring | noun | arousing to a particular emotion or action |
| reference | noun | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to |
| pertinent | adjective | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence |
| pertinency | noun | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| pertinence | noun | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| adjunctive | adjective | joining; forming an adjunct |
| adjunction | noun | an act of joining or adjoining things |
| contact | noun | the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity |
| impact | noun | a forceful consequence; a strong effect |
| reach | noun | the limits within which something can be effective |
| equal | noun | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| match | noun | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| disturbance | noun | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion |
| allusive | adjective | characterized by indirect references |
| allusion | noun | passing reference or indirect mention |
| tinter | noun | a hairdresser who tints hair |
| tinting | noun | the act of adding a tinge of color |
| tint | noun | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color |
| tinge | noun | a pale or subdued color |
| tincture | noun | a substances that colors metals |