Sense+of+touch

  • 51touch*/*/*/ — [tʌtʃ] verb I 1) [T] to put your hand or part of your body on someone or something Beth reached out and touched his cheek.[/ex] Please don t touch the paintings.[/ex] He fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if two… …

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  • 52sense — sense1 W1S1 [sens] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sens, from Latin sensus, from sentire to feel ] 1.) a feeling about something sense of ▪ Afterwards I felt a great sense of relief. ▪ She has a strong sense of loyalty …

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  • 53sense — sense1 [ sens ] noun *** 1. ) count sense of a strong feeling or belief about yourself: Winning an award would give me a great sense of achievement. They say they are dealing with the problem, but there seems to be no sense of urgency. a sense of …

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  • 54sense — [[t]se̱ns[/t]] ♦ senses, sensing, sensed 1) N COUNT Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. → See also sixth sense She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses. ...a keen sense… …

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  • 55sense — I UK [sens] / US noun Word forms sense : singular sense plural senses *** 1) [singular] a strong feeling or belief about yourself sense of: Winning an award would give me a great sense of achievement. They say they are dealing with the problem,… …

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  • 56touch — [[t]tʌtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) phl to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) so as to feel it 2) to bring (the hand, finger, etc., or something held) into contact with something: She touched a match to the papers[/ex] 3) to pat… …

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  • 57sense — n. & v. n. 1 a any of the special bodily faculties by which sensation is roused (has keen senses; has a dull sense of smell). b sensitiveness of all or any of these. 2 the ability to perceive or feel or to be conscious of the presence or… …

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  • 58sense — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French sen, sens sensation, feeling, mechanism of perception, meaning, from Latin sensus, from sentire to perceive, feel; perhaps akin to Old High German sinnan to go, strive,… …

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  • 59touch — {{11}}touch (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. touche a touching, from touchier (see TOUCH (Cf. touch) (v.)). Meaning slight attack (of an illness, etc.) is recorded from 1660s. Sense of skill or aptitude in some topic is first recorded 1927. Soft touch… …

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  • 60sense — [[t]sɛns[/t]] n. v. sensed, sens•ing 1) phl any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body 2) phl these faculties collectively 3) phl their …

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