Words associated with the sense of touch

1. The Sense Of Touch
Andrew Ernest Ritz
May 8, 2011
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2. alive
adj –1. (14) alive, live – (possessing life; ”the happiest person alive”;
”the nerve is alive”; ”doctors are working hard to keep him alive”;
”burned alive”; ”a live canary”)
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3. blush
noun –1. bloom, blush, flush, rosiness – (a rosy color (especial ly in
the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health)
verb –1. (9) blush, crimson, flush, redden – (turn red, as if in
embarrassment or shame; ”The girl blushed when a young man
whistled as she walked by”)
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4. blushing
verb –1. (9) blush, crimson, flush, redden – (turn red, as if in
embarrassment or shame; ”The girl blushed when a young man
whistled as she walked by”)
adj –. (1) blushful, blushing, red-faced – (having a red face from
embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; ”the
blushing boy was brought before the Principal”; ”her blushful beau”;
”was red-faced with anger”)
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5. bristly
adj –1. bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish – (very irritable; ”bristly
exchanges between the White House and the press”; ”he became
prickly and spiteful”; ”witty and waspish about his colleagues” )
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6. brush
noun –1. (11) brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket – (a dense
growth of bushes)
verb –1. (11) brush – (rub with a brush, or as if with a brush;
”Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket”)
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7. bumpy
adj –1. rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpy – (causing or
characterized by jolts and irregular movements; ”a rough ride”)
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8. caress
noun –. (2) caress – (a gentle affectionate stroking (or something
resembling it); ”he showered her with caresses”; ”soft music was a
fond caress”; ”the caresses of the breeze played over his face”)
verb –. (5) caress, fondle – (touch or stroke lightly in a loving or
endearing manner; ”He caressed her face”; ”They fondled in the back
seat of the taxi”)
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9. chill
noun –1. (3) chill, iciness, gelidity – (coldness due to a cold
environment)
verb –1. (2) chill – (depress or discourage; ”The news of the city’s
surrender chilled the soldiers”)
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10. chilly
noun –. chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile – (very hot and finely
tapering pepper of special pungency)
adj –1. (1) chilly – (not characterized by emotion; ”a female form in
marble–a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract
virtues”-C.W.Cunningham)
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11. coarse
adj –1. (1) coarse, harsh – (of textures that are rough to the touch or
substances consisting of relatively large particles; ”coarse meal”;
”coarse sand”; ”a coarse weave”)
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12. cold
noun –1. (5) cold, common cold – (a mild viral infection involving
the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); ”will they
never find a cure for the common cold?”)
adj –1. (35) cold – (having a low or inadequate temperature or
feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or
refrigeration; ”a cold climate”; ”a cold room”; ”dinner has gotten
cold”; ”cold fingers”; ”if you are cold, turn up the heat”; ”a cold
beer”)
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13. coldness
noun –1. (1) cold, coldness – (the sensation produced by low
temperatures; ”he shivered from the cold”; ”the cold helped clear his
head”)
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14. contact
noun –1. (29) contact – (close interaction; ”they kept in daily
contact”; ”they claimed that they had been in contact with
extraterrestrial beings”)
verb –1. (10) reach, get through, get hold of, contact – (be in or
establish communication with; ”Our advertisements reach millions”;
”He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia”)
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15. cool
noun –1. cool – (the quality of being at a refreshingly low
temperature; ”the cool of early morning”)
verb –1. (15) cool, chill, cool down – (make cool or cooler; ”Chill the
food”)
adj –1. (25) cool – (neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from
heat; ”a cool autumn day”; ”a cool room”; ”cool summer dresses”;
”cool drinks”; ”a cool breeze”)
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16. creepy
adj –1. creepy – (annoying and unpleasant; ”some creepy kids were
bothering her”)
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17. crisp
noun –. (1) chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip – (a thin crisp
slice of potato fried in deep fat)
verb –1. wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp –
(make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed,
folded or wrinkled line in; ”The dress got wrinkled”; ”crease the paper
like this to make a crane”)
adj –1. (3) crisp, sharp – ((of something seen or heard) clearly
defined; ”a sharp photographic image”; ”the sharp crack of a twig”;
”the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”)
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18. cuddly
adj –. cuddlesome, cuddly – (inviting cuddling or hugging; ”a
cuddlesome baby”; ”a cuddly teddybear”)
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19. dab
noun –1. (1) tap, pat, dab – (a light touch or stroke)
verb –1. (2) dab, swab, swob – (apply (usually a liquid) to a surface;
”dab the wall with paint”)
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20. damp
noun –. damp, dampness, moistness – (a slight wetness)
verb –1. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down – (deaden (a
sound or noise), especially by wrapping)
adj –. (6) damp, dampish, moist – (slightly wet; ”clothes damp with
perspiration”; ”a moist breeze”; ”eyes moist with tears”)
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21. deadened
verb –1. (1) dampen, deaden, damp – (make vague or obscure or
make (an image) less visible; ”muffle the message”)
adj –1. (1) dead, deadened – (devoid of physical sensation; numb;
”his gums were dead from the novocain”; ”she felt no discomfort as
the dentist drilled her deadened tooth”; ”a public desensitized by
continuous television coverage of atrocities”)
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22. downy
adj –1. downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy – (like down or as soft as down)
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23. dull
verb –1. (1) dull – (make dull in appearance; ”Age had dulled the
surface”)
adj –1. (5) dull – (lacking in liveliness or animation; ”he was so dull
at parties”; ”a dull political campaign”; ”a large dull impassive man”;
”dull days with nothing to do”; ”how dull and dreary the world is”;
”fell back into one of her dull moods”)
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24. dry
noun –. dry, prohibitionist – (a reformer who opposes the use of
intoxicating beverages)
verb –1. (12) dry, dry out – (remove the moisture from and make
dry; ”dry clothes”; ”dry hair”)
adj –1. (18) dry – (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or
normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; ”dry land”;
”dry clothes”; ”a dry climate”; ”dry splintery boards”; ”a dry river
bed”; ”the paint is dry”)
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25. dusty
adj –1. dusty, dust-covered – (covered with a layer of dust; ”a dusty
pile of books”)
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26. feathery
adj –1. featherlike, feathery – (resembling or suggesting a feather or
feathers; ”feathery palm trees”)
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27. feel
noun –1. (5) feel – (an intuitive awareness; ”he has a feel for
animals” or ”it’s easy when you get the feel of it”;)
verb –1. (181) feel, experience – (undergo an emotional sensatio n or
be in a particular state of mind; ”She felt resentful”; ”He felt regret”)
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28. feeling
noun –1. (49) feeling – (the experiencing of affective and emotional
states; ”she had a feeling of euphoria”; ”he had terrible feelings of
guilt”; ”I disliked him and the feeling was mutual”)
verb –1. (181) feel, experience – (undergo an emotional sensatio n or
be in a particular state of mind; ”She felt resentful”; ”He felt regret”)
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29. feverish
adj –1. (4) feverish, hectic – (marked by intense agitation or emotion;
”worked at a feverish pace”)
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30. firm
noun –. (26) firm, house, business firm – (the members of a business
organization that owns or operates one or more establishmen ts; ”he
worked for a brokerage house”)
verb –1. tauten, firm – (become taut or tauter; ”Your muscles will
firm when you exercise regularly”; ”the rope tautened”)
adj –1. (12) firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfalter ing,
unshakable, unwavering – (marked by firm determination or
resolution; not shakable; ”firm convictions”; ”a firm mouth”; ”steadfa
st resolve”; ”a man of unbendable perseverence”; ”unwavering
loyalty”)
adv –. (1) firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly – (with resolute
determination; ”we firmly believed it”; ”you must stand firm”)
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31. flabby
adj –. soft, flabby, flaccid – (out of condition; not strong or robust;
incapable of exertion or endurance; ”he was too soft for the army”;
”flabby around the middle”; ”flaccid cheeks”)
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32. flat
noun –1. (2) flat – (a level tract of land; ”the salt flats of Utah”)
adj –1. (11) flat, level, plane – (having a surface without slope, tilt in
which no part is higher or lower than another; ”a flat desk”; ”acres of
level farmland”; ”a plane surface”; ”skirts sewn with fine flat seams”)
adv –1. flat – (with flat sails; ”sail flat against the wind”)
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33. fluffy
adj –. (1) downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy – (like down or as soft as
down)
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34. flush
noun –1. (1) flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom,
efflorescence, flush – (the period of greatest prosperity or producti
vity)
verb –1. (3) blush, crimson, flush, redden – (turn red, as if in
embarrassment or shame; ”The girl blushed when a young man
whistled as she walked by”)
adj –1. (1) flush – (of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one,
forming the same plane; ”a door flush with the wall”; ”the bottom of
the window is flush with the floor”)
adv –1. (2) flush – (squarely or solidly; ”hit him flush in the face”)
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35. flushed
verb –1. (3) blush, crimson, flush, redden – (turn red, as if in
embarrassment or shame; ”The girl blushed when a young man
whistled as she walked by”)
adj –1. (2) flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked – (having the
pinkish flush of health)
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36. fondle
verb –. caress, fondle – (touch or stroke lightly in a loving or
endearing manner; ”He caressed her face”; ”They fondled in the back
seat of the taxi”)
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37. fumble
noun –. (1) fumble, muff – ((sports) dropping the ball)
verb –1. (4) grope, fumble – (feel about uncertainly or blindly; ”She
groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom”)
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38. furry
adj –. (1) furred, furry – (covered with a dense coat of fine silky
hairs; ”furred animals”; ”a furry teddy bear”)
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39. fuzzy
adj –1. (2) fuzzed, fuzzy – (covering with fine light hairs; ”his head
fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed”)
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40. gooey
adj –. gooey, icky – (soft and sticky)
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41. grab
noun –1. grab – (a mechanical device for gripping an object)
verb –1. (27) catch, grab, take hold of – (take hold of so as to seize
or restrain or stop the motion of; ”Catch the ball!”; ”Grab the
elevator door!”)
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42. grasp
noun –1. appreciation, grasp, hold – (understanding of the nature or
meaning or quality or magnitude of something; ”he has a good grasp
of accounting practices”)
verb –1. (15) grasp, hold on – (hold firmly)
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43. grainy
adj –. farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty,
mealy – (composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in
texture or consistency; ”granular sugar”; ”the photographs were
grainy and indistinct”; ”it left a mealy residue”)
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44. greasy
adj –1. (7) greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous – (containing an
unusual amount of grease or oil; ”greasy hamburgers”; ”oily fried
potatoes”; ”oleaginous seeds”)
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45. gritty
adj –1. (1) farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose,
gritty, mealy – (composed of or covered with particles resembling
meal in texture or consistency; ”granular sugar”; ”the photographs
were grainy and indistinct”; ”it left a mealy residue”)
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46. gummy
adj –1. (1) gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky,
viscid, viscous – (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)
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47. hairy
adj –1. (2) hairy, haired, hirsute – (having or covered with hair;
”Jacob was a hairy man”; ”a hairy caterpillar”)
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48. handle
noun –. (4) handle, grip, handgrip, hold – (the appendage to an
object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; ”he
grabbed the hammer by the handle”; ”it was an old briefcase but it
still had a good grip”)
verb –1. (41) manage, deal, care, handle – (be in charge of, act on,
or dispose of; ”I can deal with this crew of workers”; ”This blender
can’t handle nuts”; ”She managed her parents’ affairs after they got
too old”)
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49. hard
adj –1. (37) difficult, hard – (not easy; requiring great physical or
mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; ”a difficult
task”; ”nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access”; ”difficult
times”; ”why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?”)
adv –1. (12) hard – (with effort or force or vigor; ”the team played
hard”; ”worked hard all day”; ”pressed hard on the lever”; ”hit the
ball hard”; ”slammed the door hard”)
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50. heavy
noun –1. heavy – (an actor who plays villainous roles)
adj –1. (32) heavy – (of comparatively great physical weight or
density; ”a heavy load”; ”lead is a heavy metal”; ”heavy mahogany
furniture”)
adv –. heavy, heavily – (slowly as if burdened by much weight; ”time
hung heavy on their hands”)
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51. hit
noun –1. (15) hit – ((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic
contest (especially in baseball); ”he came all the way around on
Williams’ hit”)
verb –1. (25) hit – (cause to move by striking; ”hit a ball”)
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52. hot
adj –1. (50) hot – (used of physical heat; having a high or higher
than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a
sensation of heat or burning; ”hot stove”; ”hot water”; ”a hot August
day”; ”a hot stuffy room”; ”she’s hot and tired”; ”a hot forehead”)
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53. humid
adj –. humid – (containing or characterized by a great deal of water
vapor; ”humid air”; ”humid weather”)
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54. itch
noun –1. scabies, itch – (a contagious skin infection caused by the
itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; ”he
has a bad case of the itch”)
verb –1. (3) rub, scratch, itch – (scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;
”Don’t scratch your insect bites!”)
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55. juicy
adj –1. (1) juicy – (full of juice)
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56. jumpy
adj –1. (1) edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy,
overstrung, restive, uptight – (being in a tense state)
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57. lifeless
adj –1. (2) lifeless, exanimate – (deprived of life; no longer living; ”a
lifeless body”)
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58. light
noun –1. (46) light, visible light, visible radiation – ((physic s)
electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; ”the
light was filtered through a soft glass window”)
verb –1. (12) light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate – (make
lighter or brighter; ”This lamp lightens the room a bit”)
adj –1. (14) light – (of comparatively little physical weight or density;
”a light load”; ”magnesium is a light metal–having a specific gravity
of 1.74 at 20 degrees C”)
adv –. lightly, light – (with few burdens; ”experienced travelle rs
travel light”)
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59. limp
noun –. hitch, hobble, limp – (the uneven manner of walking that
results from an injured leg)
verb –1. (3) limp, gimp, hobble, hitch – (walk impeded by some
physical limitation or injury; ”The old woman hobbles down to the
store every day”)
adj –1. (3) limp, wilted – (not firm; ”wilted lettuce”)
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60. lukewarm
adj –1. (1) lukewarm, tepid – (moderately warm; ”he hates lukewarm
coffee”; ”tepid bath water”)
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61. lumpy
adj –1. chunky, lumpy – (like or containing small sticky lumps; ”the
dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough”)
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62. massage
noun –. (1) massage – (kneading and rubbing parts of the body to
increase circulation and promote relaxation)
verb –1. (1) massage, rub down, knead – (manually manipulate
(someone’s body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; ”She
rubbed down her child with a sponge”)
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63. maul
noun –. maul, sledge, sledgehammer – (a heavy long-handled
hammer used to drive stakes or wedges)
verb –1. maul – (split (wood) with a maul and wedges)
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64. moist
adj –. (6) damp, dampish, moist – (slightly wet; ”clothes damp with
perspiration”; ”a moist breeze”; ”eyes moist with tears”)
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65. numb
verb –. numb, benumb, blunt, dull – (make numb or insensitive;
”The shock numbed her senses”)
adj –1. (3) asleep, benumbed, numb – (lacking sensation; ”my foot is
asleep”; ”numb with cold”)
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66. oily
adj –1. (4) greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous – (containing an
unusual amount of grease or oil; ”greasy hamburgers”; ”oily fried
potatoes”; ”oleaginous seeds”)
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67. pat
noun –1. pat, rap, tap – (the sound made by a gentle blow)
verb –1. (11) chuck, pat – (pat or squeeze fondly or playfully,
especially under the chin)
adj –1. glib, pat, slick – (having only superficial plausibility ; ”glib
promises”; ”a slick commercial”)
adv –. pat – (completely or perfectly; ”he has the lesson pat”; ”had
the system down pat”)
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68. peck
noun –1. batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot,
mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile,
plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
– ((often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent; ”a
batch of letters”; ”a deal of trouble”; ”a lot of money”; ”he made a
mint on the stock market”; ”see the rest of the winners in our huge
passel of photos”; ”it must have cost plenty”; ”a slew of journalists”;
”a wad of money”)
verb –1. (3) peck, pick, beak – (hit lightly with a picking motion)
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69. pet
noun –1. (2) pet – (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or
amusement)
verb –1. (1) pet – (stroke or caress gently; ”pet the lamb”)
adj –. favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
– (preferred above all others and treated with partiality; ”the favored
child”)
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70. pinch
noun –1. pinch – (a painful or straitened circumstance; ”the pinch of
the recession”)
verb –1. (3) pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch – (squeeze
tightly between the fingers; ”He pinched her behind”; ”She squeezed
the bottle”)
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71. powdery
adj –1. (1) powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grai ned,
fine-grained – (consisting of fine particles; ”powdered cellulos e”;
”powdery snow”; ”pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar
by grinding”)
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72. prickly
adj –1. (1) bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish – (very irritable; ”bristly
exchanges between the White House and the press”; ”he became
prickly and spiteful”; ”witty and waspish about his colleagues”)
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73. pull
noun –1. (5) pull, pulling – (the act of pulling; applying force to
move something toward or with you; ”the pull up the hill had him
breathing harder”; ”his strenuous pulling strained his back”)
verb –1. (44) pull, draw, force – (cause to move by pulling; ”draw a
wagon”; ”pull a sled”)
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74. push
noun –1. (4) push, pushing – (the act of applying force in order to
move something away; ”he gave the door a hard push”; ”the pushing
is good exercise”)
verb –1. (56) push, force – (move with force, ”He pushed the table
into a corner”)
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75. rough
noun –. rough – (the part of a golf course bordering the fairway
where the grass is not cut short)
verb –. (1) rough in, rough, rough out – (prepare in preliminary or
sketchy form)
adj –1. (13) rough, unsmooth – (having or caused by an irregular
surface; ”trees with rough bark”; ”rough ground”; ”rough skin”;
”rough blankets”; ”his unsmooth face”)
adv –1. (1) roughly, rough – (with roughness or violence (‘rough’ is
an informal variant for ‘roughly’); ”he was pushed roughly aside”;
”they treated him rough”)
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76. rub
noun –1. hang-up, hitch, rub, snag – (an unforeseen obstacle)
verb –1. (19) rub – (move over something with pressure; ”rub my
hands”; ”rub oil into her skin”)
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77. sandy
adj –1. (1) flaxen, sandy – (of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish
brown; ”flaxen locks”)
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78. scratch
noun –1. (1) abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation – (an abraded
area where the skin is torn or worn off)
verb –1. (9) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch – (cause friction; ”my
sweater scratches”)
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79. scratchy
adj –1. (1) abrasive, scratchy – (causing abrasion)
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80. sharp
noun –1. sharp – (a musical notation indicating one half step higher
than the note named)
adj –1. (9) crisp, sharp – ((of something seen or heard) clearly
defined; ”a sharp photographic image”; ”the sharp crack of a twig”;
”the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”)
adv –. (1) sharply, sharp, acutely – (changing suddenly in direction
and degree; ”the road twists sharply after the light”; ”turn sharp left
here”; ”the visor was acutely peaked”; ”her shoes had acutely pointed
toes”)
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81. shiver
noun –1. (1) tremble, shiver, shake – (a reflex motion caused by cold
or fear or excitement)
verb –1. (5) shudder, shiver, throb, thrill – (tremble convulsiv ely, as
from fear or excitement)
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82. shudder
noun –1. frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle – (an
almost pleasurable sensation of fright; ”a frisson of surprise shot
through him”)
verb –1. (5) shiver, shudder – (shake, as from cold; ”The children are
shivering–turn on the heat!”)
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83. shuddering
verb –1. (5) shiver, shudder – (shake, as from cold; ”The children are
shivering–turn on the heat!”)
adj –. (1) shuddering – (shaking convulsively or violently)
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84. shuddery
adj –. chilling, scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery – (provoking fear
terror; ”a scary movie”; ”the most terrible and shuddery...tales of
murder and revenge”)
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85. shove
noun –. shove – (the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or
something); ”he gave the door a shove”)
verb –1. (6) jostle, shove – (come into rough contact with while
moving; ”The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded
train”)
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86. silky
adj –. satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick – (having a smooth,
gleaming surface reflecting light; ”glossy auburn hair”; ”satiny
gardenia petals”; ”sleek black fur”; ”silken eyelashes”; ”silky skin”; ”a
silklike fabric”; ”slick seals and otters”)
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87. slap
noun –1. slap, smack – (a blow from a flat object (as an open hand))
verb –. (15) slap – (hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open
hand; ”The impatient teacher slapped the student”; ”a gunshot
slapped him on the forehead”)
adv –. bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt – (directly; ”he ran bang
into the pole”; ”ran slap into her”)
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88. slick
noun –1. (1) slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip – (a slippery
smoothness; ”he could feel the slickness of the tiller”)
verb –1. slick, sleek – (make slick or smooth)
adj –1. slick – (made slick by e.g. ice or grease; ”sidewalks slick with
ice”; ”roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn’t had
time to wash away the oil”)
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89. slimy
adj –1. slimed, slimy – (covered with or resembling slime; ”a slimy
substance covered the rocks”)
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90. slippery
adj –1. (3) slippery, slippy – (causing or tending to cause things to
slip or slide; ”slippery sidewalks”; ”a slippery bar of soap”; ”the
streets are still slippy from the rain”)
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91. smooth
noun –. smooth – (the act of smoothing; ”he gave his hair a quick
smooth”)
verb –1. (7) smooth, smoothen – (make smooth or smoother, as if
by rubbing; ”smooth the surface of the wood”)
adj –1. (11) smooth – (having a surface free from roughness or
bumps or ridges or irregularities; ”smooth skin”; ”a smooth tabletop”;
”smooth fabric”; ”a smooth road”; ”water as smooth as a mirror”)
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92. soft
adj –1. (18) soft – (yielding readily to pressure or weight)
adv –. (1) easy, soft – (in a relaxed manner; or without hardship;
”just wanted to take it easy” (‘soft’ is nonstandard))
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93. solid
noun –1. (14) solid – (matter that is solid at room temperature and
pressure)
adj –1. (8) solid – (characterized by good substantial quality; ”solid
comfort”; ”a solid base hit”)
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94. spongy
adj –1. (2) spongy, squashy, squishy, spongelike – (easily squashed;
resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility;
”spongy bread”)
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95. springy
adj –1. bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy – (elastic; rebounds
readily; ”clean bouncy hair”; ”a lively tennis ball”; ”as resilient as
seasoned hickory”; ”springy turf”)
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96. squashy
adj –1. pulpy, squashy – (like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness)
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97. squeeze
noun –1. (1) squeeze, squeezing – (the act of gripping and pressing
firmly; ”he gave her cheek a playful squeeze”)
verb –1. (9) squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze – (to compress
with violence, out of natural shape or condition; ”crush an aluminum
can”; ”squeeze a lemon”)
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98. stiff
noun –1. (2) stiff – (an ordinary man; ”a lucky stiff”; ”a working
stiff”)
adj –1. (2) stiff – (not moving or operating freely; ”a stiff hinge”)
adv –1. stiff – (extremely; ”bored stiff”; ”frightened stiff”)
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99. sting
noun –1. (2) sting, stinging – (a kind of pain; something as sudden
and painful as being stung; ”the sting of death”; ”he felt the stinging
of nettles”)
verb –1. (1) bite, sting, burn – (cause a sharp or stinging pain or
discomfort; ”The sun burned his face”)
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100. stinging
noun –. sting, stinging – (a kind of pain; something as sudden and
painful as being stung; ”the sting of death”; ”he felt the stinging of
nettles”)
verb –1. (1) bite, sting, burn – (cause a sharp or stinging pain or
discomfort; ”The sun burned his face”)
adj –. cutting, edged, stinging – ((of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone
or character; ”cutting remarks”; ”edged satire”; ”a stinging
comment”)
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101. stretchy
adj –. stretchable, stretchy – (capable of being easily stretche d and
resuming former size or shape)
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102. strike
noun –1. (7) strike, work stoppage – (a group’s refusal to work in
protest against low pay or bad work conditions; ”the strike lasted
more than a month before it was settled”)
verb –1. (18) strike – (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or
weapon; ”The teacher struck the child”; ”the opponent refused to
strike”; ”The boxer struck the attacker dead”)
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103. stroke
noun –1. (3) stroke, shot – ((sports) the act of swinging or striking
at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; ”it took two
strokes to get out of the bunker”; ”a good shot requires good balance
and tempo”; ”he left me an almost impossible shot”)
verb –1. (4) stroke – (touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing
motions; ”He stroked his long beard”)
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104. tag
noun –1. (4) tag, ticket – (a label written or printed on paper,
cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its
owner, nature, price, etc.)
verb –1. (3) tag, label, mark – (attach a tag or label to; ”label these
bottles”)
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105. tap
noun –1. (3) pat, rap, tap – (the sound made by a gentle blow)
verb –1. (6) tap – (cut a female screw thread with a tap)
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106. temperature
noun –1. (91) temperature – (the degree of hotness or coldness of a
body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))
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107. tepid
adj –1. (1) lukewarm, tepid – (moderately warm; ”he hates lukewarm
coffee”; ”tepid bath water”)
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108. texture
noun –1. (13) texture – (the feel of a surface or a fabric; ”the wall
had a smooth texture”)
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109. thorny
adj –1. thorny – (bristling with perplexities; ”the thorny question of
states’ rights”)
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110. tickle
noun –1. tickle – (a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light
stroking)
verb –1. tickle, titillate, vellicate – (touch (a body part) lightly so as
to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or
spasmodic movements)
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111. ticklish
adj –. delicate, ticklish, touchy – (difficult to handle; requiring great
tact; ”delicate negotiations with the big powers”;”hes itates to be
explicit on so ticklish a matter”; ”a touchy subject”)
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112. tingle
noun –1. frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle – (an
almost pleasurable sensation of fright; ”a frisson of surprise shot
through him”)
verb –. (3) tingle, prickle – (cause a stinging or tingling sensation)
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113. touch
noun –1. (8) touch, touching – (the event of something coming in
contact with the body; ”he longed for the touch of her hand”; ”the
cooling touch of the night air”)
verb –1. (33) touch – (make physical contact with, come in contact
with; ”Touch the stone for good luck”; ”She never touched her
husband”)
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114. tough
noun –1. street fighter, tough – (someone who learned to fight in the
streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing)
adj –1. (9) tough – (not given to gentleness or sentimentality; ”a
tough character”)
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115. toughened
verb –. toughen – (make tough or tougher; ”This experience will
toughen her”)
adj –1. tough, toughened – (physically toughened; ”the tough
bottoms of his feet”)
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116. uneven
adj –1. (4) uneven – (not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture;
”an uneven color”; ”uneven ground”; ”uneven margins”; ”wood with
an uneven grain”)
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117. velvety
adj –1. (3) velvet, velvety, velvet-textured – (smooth and soft to
sight or hearing or touch or taste)
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118. vibrate
verb –1. (1) vibrate – (shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth
rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner)
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119. vibrating
verb –1. (1) vibrate – (shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth
rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner)
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120. warm
verb –1. (2) warm, warm up – (get warm or warmer; ”The soup
warmed slowly on the stove”)
adj –1. (27) warm – (having or producing a comfortable and
agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; ”a warm
body”; ”a warm room”; ”a warm climate”; ”a warm coat”)
adv –. warmly, warm – (in a warm manner; ”warmly dressed”;
”warm-clad skiers”)
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121. warmth
noun –1. (4) heat, warmth – (the sensation caused by heat energy)
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122. wet
noun –. (1) moisture, wet – (wetness caused by water; ”drops of wet
gleamed on the window”)
verb –1. (4) wet – (cause to become wet; ”Wet your face”)
adj –1. (23) wet – (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; ”a
wet bathing suit”; ”wet sidewalks”; ”wet weather”)
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123. woolly
adj –1. (1) flocculent, woolly, wooly – (having a fluffy character or
appearance)
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