touch

to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate

The first known use: in the 14th century

Word Structure

5 Letters, 1 Syllable

touch

3 Phonemes

t uh C

onset, rime

t ouch

Morpheme

touch

Sentence Examples

Please do not touch the statue.

Slowly bend forward and try to touch your toes.

He tried to touch the snake with a stick.

The top of the Christmas tree almost touches the ceiling.

Sparks flew when the wires touched each other.

They were standing side-by-side with their shoulders touching.

Sparks flew when the wires touched.

Their house burned to the ground, but the house next door wasn't touched by the fire.

Blind since birth, she relies on her sense of touch to read braille.

The plate was hot to the touch.

Common Phrases

touch (oneself)

To masturbate.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

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