TOUCHES Synonyms

• a dense growth of bushes

• an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle

• momentary contact

• conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor

• a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

• a minor short-term fight

• the act of brushing your teeth

• the act of brushing your hair

• contact with something dangerous or undesirable

• rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

• touch lightly and briefly

• clean with a brush

• sweep across or over

• remove with or as if with a brush

• cover by brushing

• a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)

• touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

• close interaction

• the act of touching physically

• the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

• the physical coming together of two or more things

• a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

• a channel for communication between groups

• (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

• a communicative interaction

• a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

• be in or establish communication with

• be in direct physical contact with; make contact

• any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

• the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

• one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb

• feel or handle with the fingers

• examine by touch

• search for on the computer

• indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

• a superficial abrasion

• the act of grazing

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• scrape gently

• eat lightly, try different dishes

• (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)

• the act of contacting one thing with another

• a conspicuous success

• (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

• a dose of a narcotic drug

• a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate

• a connection made via the internet to another website

• cause to move by striking

• hit against; come into sudden contact with

• deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

• hit with a missile from a weapon

• encounter by chance

• cause to experience suddenly

• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• drive something violently into a location

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

• hit the intended target or goal

• pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to

• the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

• a cookie made of egg whites and sugar

• any of several bite-sized candies

• a light glancing touch

• touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

• touch lightly or gently

• a slight push or shake

• to push against gently

• push into action by pestering or annoying gently

• tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous

• someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

• a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

• a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

• poke or thrust abruptly

• search or inquire in a meddlesome way

• stir by poking

• hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

• make a hole by poking

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines

• a machine used for printing

• a dense crowd of people

• a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

• clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

• any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• exert pressure or force to or upon

• force or impel in an indicated direction

• to be oppressive or burdensome

• place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure

• squeeze or press together

• crowd closely

• create by pressing

• be urgent

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• press from a plastic

• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

• press and smooth with a heated iron

• lift weights

• ask for or request earnestly

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

• a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

• to push against gently

• urge on; cause to act

• poke or thrust abruptly

• the limits within which something can be effective

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• the limit of capability

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense

• be in or establish communication with

• to gain with effort

• to extend as far as

• reach a goal

• place into the hands or custody of

• to exert much effort or energy

• a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

• an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

• a gentle blow

• a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball

• (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders

• a conspicuous success

• deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• hit against; come into sudden contact with

• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

• indicate (a certain time) by striking

• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

• stop work in order to press demands

• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

• attain

• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

• cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp

• find unexpectedly

• produce by ignition or a blow

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• cause to experience suddenly

• drive something violently into a location

• occupy or take on

• disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set

• form by stamping, punching, or printing

• smooth with a strickle

• pierce with force

• hook by a pull on the line

• arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

• close interaction

• the act of touching physically

• the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

• the physical coming together of two or more things

• a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

• a channel for communication between groups

• (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

• a communicative interaction

• a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

• be in or establish communication with

• be in direct physical contact with; make contact

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a pale or subdued color

• affect as in thought or feeling

• color lightly

• the event of something coming in contact with the body

• the act of putting two things together with no space between them

• arousing affect

• be relevant to

• have an effect upon

• press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• refer to or discuss briefly

• be relevant to

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• have an effect upon

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

• be in direct physical contact with; make contact

• attach or add