touch
noun (FEELING) /tʌtʃ/Definition
B2 [U] the ability to know what something is like by feeling it with the fingers: the sense of touch I found the right coin in the dark by touch.The senses in general to the touch B2 (also to your touch) › used after an adjective to express how something feels when you put your hand on it: The material was soft to the touch.Touching and feelingShowing affection
(Definition of touch noun (FEELING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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