Phrase Hound found 148 phrases and 70 compound words that contain touch. The most common are listed below. Open touch in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 148
- touch screenAn input and output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen.
- get in touchTo attempt to contact, reach out. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- out of touchNo longer maintaining contact or communications.
- touch upTo make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.
- touch-and-goAlternative form of touch and go.
- finishing touchA final addition, change, or embellishment that serves to complete something.
- soft touchA person or group that is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one that loans or readily gives money to another.
- one-touchBeing or relating to a kind of exotic option that pays out if an asset reaches or passes a certain price at any point during the relevant period.
- multi-touchOf a computer tablet or touch-screen interface, accepting more than one touch at the same time.
- touch offTo start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
- Personal Touch
- touch baseTo touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.
- golden touchSynonym of Midas touch (“the ability to achieve financial reward (or, more generally, success) easily and consistently”).
- human touchThe ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way.
- common touchThe personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people, usually in a celebrity or leader.
- touch woodTo make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.
- touch grassTo spend time outside, off of the Internet. Used in the imperative to suggest that someone is out of touch with reality, and should gain some real-world perspective.
- touch holeA small hole through which the propellant charge of a cannon or muzzleloading gun is ignited.
- got in touchsimple past of get in touch
- touch the bodySynonym of dodgeball (the game of dodging balls)
- first touchA player's initial contact with the moving ball, used to get the ball under control.
- touch downTo land an aircraft or spacecraft.
- touch-typeTo type with a keyboard or typewriter without having to look at it, knowing where the keys are.
- touch a nerveTo make a remark or perform a deed which produces a strong response, especially an emotional response such as anxiety or annoyance, because it calls to mind something which has been a source of concern or embarrassment.
- getting in touchpresent participle and gerund of get in touch
Compound words 70
- touchstoneA stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.
- touchyExtremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
- touchpadA flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor.
- touchpointA physical point of contact; a surface that is regularly touched by people.
- touchlineOne of the lines that mark the border limits of the pitch.
- touchableCapable of being touched; tangible or palpable.
- touchwoodDecayed wood used as tinder; punk.
- toucherOne who touches.
- touchtoneAlternative form of touch-tone: Relating to a type of telephone with buttons, each of which produces a tone which corresponds to the relevant digit.
- aftertouchPressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.