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present tense third-person singular of touch
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2
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
- your speech on the true meaning of patriotism touched me deeply
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3
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
- unfortunately, his insufferable arrogance tends to touch even the good deeds that he does
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4
to be adjacent to
- our property touches theirs right where that big elm tree is
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5
to be the business or affair of
- I don't think this decision touches you, so butt out
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touches
noun
plural of touch
Synonyms & Antonyms of touches (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a very small amount
- added just a touch of parsley to the dish
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- aces,
- bits,
- crumbs,
- dabs,
- drams,
- driblets,
- glimmers,
- hints,
- licks,
- little,
- mites,
- nips,
- ounces,
- particles,
- peanuts,
- rays,
- scintillas,
- scruples,
- shades,
- shadows,
- shreds,
- skoshes,
- smacks,
- smells,
- smidgens
- (also smidgeons or smidgins or smidges),
- snaps,
- soupçons,
- sparks,
- spatters,
- specks,
- splashes,
- spots,
- sprinklings,
- strains,
- streaks,
- suspicions,
- traces
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- abundances,
- barrels,
- boatloads,
- buckets,
- bundles,
- bushels,
- deals,
- fistfuls,
- gobs,
- heaps,
- lashings
- (also lashins)
- [chiefly British],
- loads,
- lots,
- masses,
- messes,
- mountains,
- much,
- oodles,
- passels,
- pecks,
- piles,
- plenties,
- potfuls,
- profusions,
- quantities,
- rafts,
- reams,
- scads,
- stacks,
- wads,
- wealths
2
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
- each designer has his or her own personal touches
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3
an almost imperceptible sign of something
- a touch of irritation tinged his voice as the candidate fielded yet another question about his personal finances
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