Touch
verb
To put your hand or fingers onto an object or surface.
Can I touch the painting?
Often appears as...
- touch lightly
- touch gently
verb
To influence or affect something.
The issue touched every resident in the town.
Often appears as...
- touch everyone
- touch on
noun
The act of touching someone or something.
The touch of the fabric was soft.
Often appears as...
- soft touch
- light touch
verb
To reach or be at the same level, limit, etc. as someone or something else.
His score touched the highest ever recorded in the game.
Often appears as...
- touch the limit
- touch the ceiling
noun
The ability to do something well.
The chef has a special touch with desserts.
Often appears as...
- special touch
- magic touch
verb
To be in communication with someone.
I try to keep in touch with my old friends.
Often appears as...
- keep in touch
- get in touch
verb
To put your hand or fingers onto an object or surface.
Can I touch the painting?
Often appears as...
- touch lightly
- touch gently
verb
To influence or affect something.
The issue touched every resident in the town.
Often appears as...
- touch everyone
- touch on
noun
The act of touching someone or something.
The touch of the fabric was soft.
Often appears as...
- soft touch
- light touch
verb
To reach or be at the same level, limit, etc. as someone or something else.
His score touched the highest ever recorded in the game.
Often appears as...
- touch the limit
- touch the ceiling
noun
The ability to do something well.
The chef has a special touch with desserts.
Often appears as...
- special touch
- magic touch
verb
To be in communication with someone.
I try to keep in touch with my old friends.
Often appears as...
- keep in touch
- get in touch
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Pro Tip 1/2Literal Touch
Used when physically contacting an object with any part of the body.
Please do not touch the glass artifacts.
Pro Tip 2/2Tact Sensation
Emphasizes the sense of touch to feel textures or temperatures.
Touch the fabric to check its quality.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Touch
Used when physically contacting an object with any part of the body.
Please do not touch the glass artifacts.
Pro Tip 2/2Tact Sensation
Emphasizes the sense of touch to feel textures or temperatures.
Touch the fabric to check its quality.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Touch
Used when physically contacting an object with any part of the body.
Please do not touch the glass artifacts.
Pro Tip 2/2Tact Sensation
Emphasizes the sense of touch to feel textures or temperatures.
Touch the fabric to check its quality.
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
So, we try and spend a little bit of time with them every day. It's really important, because, ultimately, from day one, we've been building a bond with them. And the fact that they just get used to hearing my voice and the sensation of being touched and picked up and stuff is really good.
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How does a jellyfish...
darting between tentacles without ever touching them. Nudibranchs, which are sea slugs covered in protective slime, can actually steal the jelly's defenses by eating the cnidocytes and transferring them to specialized sacks for later use, as weapons against their own predators.
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The science of...
touch turns out to be crucial for romance. In this experiment, not realizing the study had begun, participants were asked to briefly hold the coffee, either hot or iced. Later, the participants read a story about a hypothetical person, and were asked to rate their personality.
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Blueprint for a quiet...
talk touched a nerve and thousands and thousands of strangers started reaching out and sharing their own stories of accepting their introversion for the first time and those stories changed the course of my life so I'm going to tell you all about that but first I want to
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
or is it simply there to annoy us? The leading theory is that our skin has evolved to be acutely aware of touch so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it. Our automatic scratching response would dislodge anything harmful
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How to write descriptivel...
meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses. So when you write, use well-chosen words to engage sound, sight, taste, touch, smell, and movement. Then create unexpected connotations among your story elements,
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Your body language may...
And here are the low-power poses. So you're folding up, you're making yourself small. This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens. They come in, they spit into a vial,
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Can you solve the...
You can't touch the instruments or in any way communicate what you find to the others. No marking the boxes, shouting, nothing. If each one of you can find your own instrument, then you can play tonight. Otherwise, the label is dropping you.
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Are you a body with a...
to form what we call consciousness. From the day we're born, our mental development is formed through our body's interaction with the external world. Every sight, sound, and touch create new maps and representations in the brain
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Like the waves hit the shore and it's done. And then it recycles, right? And it's like, I can go there and touch my grief, and it's not gonna be forever in that super hot, teary moment. It finishes and it gets cycled back.
Video examples
Handraising Twin Tiger...
So, we try and spend a little bit of time with them every day. It's really important, because, ultimately, from day one, we've been building a bond with them. And the fact that they just get used to hearing my voice and the sensation of being touched and picked up and stuff is really good.
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
darting between tentacles without ever touching them. Nudibranchs, which are sea slugs covered in protective slime, can actually steal the jelly's defenses by eating the cnidocytes and transferring them to specialized sacks for later use, as weapons against their own predators.
Video examples
The science of...
touch turns out to be crucial for romance. In this experiment, not realizing the study had begun, participants were asked to briefly hold the coffee, either hot or iced. Later, the participants read a story about a hypothetical person, and were asked to rate their personality.
Video examples
Blueprint for a quiet...
talk touched a nerve and thousands and thousands of strangers started reaching out and sharing their own stories of accepting their introversion for the first time and those stories changed the course of my life so I'm going to tell you all about that but first I want to
Video examples
Why do we itch? - Emma...
or is it simply there to annoy us? The leading theory is that our skin has evolved to be acutely aware of touch so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it. Our automatic scratching response would dislodge anything harmful
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses. So when you write, use well-chosen words to engage sound, sight, taste, touch, smell, and movement. Then create unexpected connotations among your story elements,
Video examples
Your body language may...
And here are the low-power poses. So you're folding up, you're making yourself small. This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens. They come in, they spit into a vial,
Video examples
Can you solve the...
You can't touch the instruments or in any way communicate what you find to the others. No marking the boxes, shouting, nothing. If each one of you can find your own instrument, then you can play tonight. Otherwise, the label is dropping you.
Video examples
Are you a body with a...
to form what we call consciousness. From the day we're born, our mental development is formed through our body's interaction with the external world. Every sight, sound, and touch create new maps and representations in the brain
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Like the waves hit the shore and it's done. And then it recycles, right? And it's like, I can go there and touch my grief, and it's not gonna be forever in that super hot, teary moment. It finishes and it gets cycled back.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Tom Holland
English Actor
It's definitely a good way to stay in touch with your fans. The main reason I really use Instagram is because I want to hear their thoughts and what would they like to happen and see if I can make that happen. Which is a really nice way of being in touch with them all around the world.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.
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Helen Keller
American Author
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come.
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Greta Gerwig
American Actress
I'm interested in characters that have just a touch of madness.
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Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
Canadian First Lady
People who are open-hearted and open-minded touch me deeply.
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G-Eazy
American Musician
Keeping in touch with the people that matter is important.
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Joe Wright
English Director
I feel more in touch with the world when I'm filming.
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Skepta
English Musician
Getting in touch with your life purpose is important.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
It's definitely a good way to stay in touch with your fans. The main reason I really use Instagram is because I want to hear their thoughts and what would they like to happen and see if I can make that happen. Which is a really nice way of being in touch with them all around the world.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.
Quote examples
Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.
Quote examples
Helen Keller
American Author
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
Quote examples
Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come.
Quote examples
Greta Gerwig
American Actress
I'm interested in characters that have just a touch of madness.
Quote examples
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
Canadian First Lady
People who are open-hearted and open-minded touch me deeply.
Quote examples
G-Eazy
American Musician
Keeping in touch with the people that matter is important.
Quote examples
Joe Wright
English Director
I feel more in touch with the world when I'm filming.
Quote examples
Skepta
English Musician
Getting in touch with your life purpose is important.
Example 1 of 10
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