touch

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of coming into physical contact with something.

  - "He touched the hot stove and burned his hand."
  - "The baby reached out to touch the cat's soft fur."

• Noun

  The sense of perception produced by the stimulation of the sense organs in the skin.

  - "The blind man's ability to identify objects by touch."
  - "The doctor diagnosed the condition by touch."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with touch
hush , rush , crush , mush , blush

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Tough (en) : Durable; able to withstand hard treatment.
   

2. Couch (en) : A piece of furniture for reclining, typically with a back and arms.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of touch that leads to same result
touch , touch base , touchable , touched , touched base , toucher , touchers , touches , touches base , touching , touching base , a touch , touch-and-go , touch-and-goes , touch-and-gos , touch and go , touch down , touched down , touches down , touching down , touch football , touch footballs , touch-me-not , touch-me-nots , touch off , touched off , touches off , touching off , touch pad , touch pads , touch screen , touch screens , touchscreen , touchscreens

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Forms

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touched, touching, toughest, toughestly

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English tocan, from tocanian, to touch, from the base tecan, to reach, take.

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Trivia

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1. The human skin contains about 2 million tactile sensory receptors.

2. Touch is the first sense to develop in human fetuses.

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Related Concepts

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1. Haptics: The branch of science that deals with the sense of touch and the mechanisms by which tactile sensations are produced and perceived.

2. Tactile: Relating to the sense of touch.

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Culture

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Touch plays a significant role in various aspects of human culture, from the expression of emotions and social connections to the creation of art and music.

How to Memorize "touch"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine touching different textures, such as sandpaper, silk, or water.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'touch' with the sense of feeling or sensation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the word 'touch' to remember a list, such as 'The Five Touching Senses: Taste, Touch, Smell, Sight, and Sound.'

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