Cause and Touch

Cause

Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Touch and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.

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Cause and touch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a verb "Touch".

Nearby Words: touched, touchy, touching, toucher, touchable

good	good cause	good touch
physical	physical cause	physical touch
usual	usual cause	usual touch
common	common cause	common touch
Other adjectives: right, direct, original, single, great, little, supernatural, realistic.

You can heal with a touch or cause anyone who attacks you to die in a pretty horrible way.

Source: Blessed With Suck / Live-Action TV
A tiny touch will cause her powers to flare up painfully, and being fully drenched will cause her to go catatonic.

Source: Western Animation / Superman: The Animated Series
It doesn't cause many problems in regard to actually bringing stuff back to life, but it does mean he can never directly touch his dog or his girlfriend or they'll die.

Source: Power Incontinence

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