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Touchable

Capable of being touched; tangible.

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Tactile 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, tactile corpuscles; t…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Tactile 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, tactile corpuscles; t…

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Tactual 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch.

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Tactual 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch.

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Concrete 66% connected

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

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Concrete 66% connected

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

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Tangible 92% connected

Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.

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Angry superl. · 78% connection

Touched with anger; under the emotion of anger; feeling resentment; enraged; -- followed generally by with before a person, and at bef…

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Bead fern noun · 78% connection

beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slig…

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Blusher noun · 78% connection

yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched

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Border verb · 78% connection

To be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or boundary; as, the reg…

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Chattel noun · 78% connection

personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)

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Corporeal adjective · 78% connection

having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin J…

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Flytrap noun · 78% connection

A plant (Dionaea muscipula), called also Venus's flytrap, the leaves of which are fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when…

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Good will noun · 78% connection

(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible…

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Goodwill noun · 78% connection

(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible…

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Holding noun · 78% connection

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"

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Impassible adjective · 78% connection

Incapable of suffering; inaccessible to harm or pain; not to be touched or moved to passion or sympathy; unfeeling, or not showing fee…

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Impatiens noun · 78% connection

A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched,…

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Incertain adjective · 78% connection

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving wit…

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Inspiration noun · 78% connection

a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his…

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Intangible adjective · 78% connection

Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.

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Kissingcrust noun · 78% connection

The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched another loaf in baking.

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Material adjective · 78% connection

having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin J…

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Movable noun · 78% connection

personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)

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