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| adjoining |
being side by side, or touching. |
| against |
on or touching, so as to be supported by. [1/4 definitions] |
| burn |
When you burn your hand, or when something else burns your hand, it means that your hand gets hurt by touching something that is too hot. [1/8 definitions] |
| clear |
to pass by or near without touching. [1/14 definitions] |
| contact |
the touching of two things or people. [1/3 definitions] |
| contaminate |
to make dirty, polluted, or not usable by touching or by adding something to. |
| feeler |
a part of an animal's body that is used for touching and feeling. The long, thin feelers that grow on the heads of many insects are called antennae. |
| graze2 |
a light touching, brushing, or scraping action. [1/4 definitions] |
| individual |
Individual things are things that are single, separate things rather than these same things in a group, touching each other, or being part of one whole, bigger thing. For example, we can talk about a whole plant or we can talk about individual leaves or individual parts of that plant. [1/5 definitions] |
| on |
in contact with; touching. [1/20 definitions] |
| poison ivy |
the skin rash caused by touching any part of this plant. [1/2 definitions] |
| separation |
Separation is the act of moving different things or parts of the same thing away from each other. It is dividing things up and creating distance between the items or parts. Separation is also the condition of not being together. If there is separation between things or people, they are not touching or near each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| skip |
to jump or pass lightly over without touching or staying on. [1/8 definitions] |
| tablet |
A tablet is a small, flat computer. You use it by touching the screen. [1/3 definitions] |
| taste |
Taste is one of the senses, like seeing or touching, that people use to learn about what is around them. Taste is the sense that tells us the flavor of things like foods and medicines. Just as we use our ears for hearing and our eyes to see, we use our tongue for taste. [1/10 definitions] |
| texture |
The texture of a surface or material, is how it feels when you touch it. It may also be the way it looks, which gives you a sense of how it might feel. The texture of something depends on what it is made of and how things in it are put together. Think of touching a bath towel and compare that with touching a paper towel. The texture of these two things is very different. |
| touch |
the act or an instance of touching. [1/11 definitions] |
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