touches

Noun

touch (countable and uncountable, plural touches)

1. An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
   • Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.

   Synonyms:

   contact, contaction, taction

2. The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
   • With the lights out, she had to rely on touch to find her desk.

   Synonyms:

   tactition, tact, tactility, taction

3. The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
   • He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light and playful touch.
4. The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
   • a heavy touch, or a light touch
5. A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
   • Clever touches like this are what make her such a brilliant writer.

   Synonyms:

   trait, attribute, characteristic, designation, vein, distinctiveness, feature, hallmark, owndom, parameter

6. A little bit; a small amount.
   • Move it left just a touch and it will be perfect.

   Synonyms:

   smidgen, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb

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