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| abut |
to touch along a common line or surface; come in contact (often fol. by "on", "upon," or "against"). [1/2 definitions] |
| accent |
an added or complementing feature; touch. [1/8 definitions] |
| affect1 |
to cause to feel sad or sorry; move; touch. [1/2 definitions] |
| ball handler |
a player, esp. in basketball, whose position requires him or her to touch and control the ball, or one who handles the ball on a particular play. [1/2 definitions] |
| Braille |
(often lowercase) a writing and printing system for blind people, in which patterns of raised dots are used to represent letters. Blind people touch the dots with their fingers to read. |
| brush1 |
a quick, light touch or short encounter. [2/6 definitions] |
| caress |
a soft or gentle touch that shows love or affection. [2 definitions] |
| chuck1 |
to touch or pat lightly with affection. [1/5 definitions] |
| contact |
to touch; to come into or be in physical contact with. [1/8 definitions] |
| cool |
moderately cold to the touch. [1/15 definitions] |
| dentine |
the bony material underneath the enamel of a tooth that forms the main part of the tooth. Dentine is sensitive to heat, cold, and touch. |
| educationist |
a person specializing in the methods and theories of teaching or education, often one considered to be out of touch with the actual practice of teaching. |
| fat |
animal or plant substance that is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, is greasy to the touch, and is white or yellowish in color. [1/10 definitions] |
| feathery |
suggestive of feathers, as in lightness of appearance, touch, sound, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| feel |
to experience something by the sense of touch. [1/3 definitions] |
| feeler |
an organ of touch on certain animals, such as an insect's antenna. [1/2 definitions] |
| feeling |
the ability to sense things by touch. [1/2 definitions] |
| finger |
to touch lightly with the fingers. [2/3 definitions] |
| fondle |
to touch or stroke in a tender way. |
| graze2 |
to touch or brush lightly in passing. [1/4 definitions] |
| handle |
to touch or examine with the hands. [1/5 definitions] |
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