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A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world.
Bill Owens

Meaning of "touchstone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUCHSTONE

touchstone  [ˈtʌtʃˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUCHSTONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Touchstone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOUCHSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Touchstone

Touchstone may refer to: ▪ Touchstone, a stone used to identify precious metals ▪ Touchstone, a means of assaying relative merits of a concept...

Definition of touchstone in the English dictionary

The definition of touchstone in the dictionary is a criterion or standard by which judgment is made. Other definition of touchstone is a hard dark siliceous stone, such as basalt or jasper, that is used to test the quality of gold and silver from the colour of the streak they produce on it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOUCHSTONE


birthstone
ˈbɜːθˌstəʊn
Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
bluestone
ˈbluːˌstəʊn
capstone
ˈkæpˌstəʊn
cobblestone
ˈkɒbəlˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
greystone
ˈɡreɪˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
lodestone
ˈləʊdˌstəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
moonstone
ˈmuːnˌstəʊn
pitchstone
ˈpɪtʃˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
tombstone
ˈtuːmˌstəʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUCHSTONE

toucher
touchhole
touchier
touchiest
touchily
touchiness
touching
touchingly
touchingness
touchless
touchline
touchline ban
touchmark
touchpad
touchpaper
touchup
touchwood
touchy
touchy-feeliness
touchy-feely

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUCHSTONE

brimstone
dry-stone
Ecclestone
Folkestone
Gladstone
goldstone
gravestone
headstone
histone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
Maidstone
millstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
standing stone
stepping stone
stone
thunderstone
tone
whetstone

Synonyms and antonyms of touchstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TOUCHSTONE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «touchstone» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of touchstone

Translation of «touchstone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUCHSTONE

Find out the translation of touchstone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of touchstone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «touchstone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

试金石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piedra de toque
570 millions of speakers

English

touchstone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पारस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пробным камнем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedra de toque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কষ্টিপাথর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pierre de touche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batu permata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prüfstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

試金石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시금석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Touchstone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thử thách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உரைகல்லாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टचस्टोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mihenk taşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pietra di paragone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Probierz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пробним каменем
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piatră de încercare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λυδία λίθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toetssteen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prövosten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prøvestein
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of touchstone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCHSTONE»

The term «touchstone» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.104 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCHSTONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about touchstone

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10 QUOTES WITH «TOUCHSTONE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word touchstone.
1
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
When you tell people you're a playwright, their eyes sort of glaze over. But when you say you write the 'Fantastic Four' or 'Spider-Man,' they perk up. It's a touchstone that has gained more credibility as artistic expression.
2
Jim Barksdale
I think the touchstone is to give consumers a full, fair choice without the power of a monopoly operating system pushing them in a direction that free competition might or might not achieve.
3
Eleanor Catton
I grew up on the South Island of New Zealand, in a city chosen and beloved by my parents for its proximity to the mountains - Christchurch is two hours distant from the worn saddle of Arthur's Pass, the mountain village that was and is my father's spiritual touchstone, his chapel and cathedral in the wild.
4
Monica Crowley
One day in 1984, at the height of his fame, Michael Jackson made a visit to the White House. President and Nancy Reagan may not have dug his music, but they understood the power Mr. Jackson commanded as a common pop-cultural touchstone for just about everyone else.
5
Emile Durkheim
The human person, whose definition serves as the touchstone according to which good must be distinguished from evil, is considered as sacred, in what one might call the ritual sense of the word. It has something of that transcendental majesty which the churches of all times have given to their Gods.
6
Felix Frankfurter
The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it.
7
Richard Greenberg
For some reason, 1968 is a touchstone year for me. I think it was the first year I felt fully conscious.
8
Rodney King
Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.
9
Eric McCormack
Back when I was in theater school, trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life, 'Sweeney Todd' was a huge touchstone for me, my favorite musical for sure.
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Bill Owens
A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUCHSTONE»

Discover the use of touchstone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to touchstone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Touchstone Level 1 Student's Book A with Audio CD/CD-ROM
A free Self-Study Audio CD/CD-ROM at the back of the book gives students further practice in listening, speaking, and vocabulary.
Michael McCarthy, Jeanne McCarten, Helen Sandiford, 2005
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Touchstone Workbook 1 A
Easy and enjoyable to teach, Touchstone is packed with new and exciting ideas, offering a fresh approach to the teaching and learning of English.
Michael McCarthy, Jeanne McCarten, Helen Sandiford, 2005
3
Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: ...
Selected by five hundred writers, English professors, and creative writing teachers from across the country, this collection includes only the most highly regarded nonfiction work published since 1970.
Lex Williford, Michael Martone, 2007
4
Touchstone
Touchstone Student's Book 1 is the first level of the innovative Touchstone series and is designed for beginning students.
Michael McCarthy, 2005
5
Diplomacy
A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China. The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of diplomacy.
Henry Kissinger, 2011
6
Touchstone Level 2 Full Contact (with NTSC DVD)
Full Contact includes five key components of the Touchstone series: Student's Book, Workbook, Video Activity Pages, Self-study Audio CD/CD-ROM, and NTSC DVD.
Michael McCarthy, 2008
7
The Touchstone of Life : Molecular Information, Cell ...
Boldly straddling the line between biology and physics, the book offers a breathtaking view of that hidden world where molecular information turns the wheels of life.
Laboratory of Cell Communication Marine Biological Laboratory Werner R. Loewenstein Director, Massachusetts, 1998
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Practice of Thin Layer Chromatography
Basics of thin layer chromatography.
Joseph C. Touchstone, 1992
9
DANIEL: Touchstone of Prophecy
This verse by verse pursuit takes us a little outside popular explanations, and turns up some surprising answers.Discover: how the Little Horn of the dragon has been in plain sight of history all along; why one prophecy is divided into ...
Kent Stevens, 2008
10
A Doll's House - Literary Touchstone Edition
Often hailed as an early feminist work, the story of Nora and Torvald rises above simple gender issues to ask the bigger question: "To what extent have we sacrificed our selves for the sake of social customs and to protect what we think is ...
Henrik Ibsen, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUCHSTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term touchstone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nephila Licenses Touchstone for More Detailed Analytics
We currently manage multiple investment vehicles for sophisticated institutional investors, and Touchstone allows us to perform detailed loss analysis of those ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
2
AIR releases Touchstone V3.0, new features and risk model updates
Catastrophe risk modeling company AIR Worldwide has released Version 3.0 of its catastrophe modeling platform, Touchstone®, today. The new version brings ... «Artemis.bm, Jun 15»
3
Anna Kendrick Inks Deal With Touchstone
Anna Kendrick Pitch Perfect actress Anna Kendrick has signed a deal with Simon & Schuster's Touchstone imprint. Kendrick (pictured, via) plans to write a ... «GalleyCat, Apr 15»
4
Receptos (RCPT) Reports TOUCHSTONE Met All Efficacy Endpoints
Receptos (NASDAQ: RCPT) announced that the maintenance period of TOUCHSTONE, the Phase 2 trial of ozanimod (formerly RPC1063) in ulcerative colitis ... «StreetInsider.com, Apr 15»
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Touchstone Announces Total Proved Plus Probable Reserves of …
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 24, 2015) - Touchstone Exploration Inc. ("Touchstone" or the "Company") (TSX:TXP) announces the results of the ... «Marketwired, Mar 15»
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Gen Re Selects AIR's Touchstone Platform
In addition to leveraging Touchstone's detailed loss modeling capability, Gen Re has licensed the platform's Hazard Analytics, Geospatial Analytics, and Data ... «GlobeNewswire, Mar 15»
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Touchstone Announces Signing of East Brighton Exploration License
22, 2014) - Touchstone Exploration Inc. ("Touchstone" or the "Company") (TSX:TXP) is pleased to announce that it has signed an Exploration and Production ... «Marketwired, Dec 14»
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Urban, Touchstone combine forces in real estate
Urban Renaissance Group, a leading real-estate-investment manager, acquired Touchstone, one of the market's top commercial developers. The deal allows ... «The Seattle Times, Dec 14»
9
Touchstone Announces 2015 Guidance
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Dec. 17, 2014) - Touchstone Exploration Inc. ("Touchstone" or the "Company") (TSX:TXP) is pleased to announce that its ... «Marketwired, Dec 14»
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Touchstone Announces Signing of Onshore Exploration License
Under the terms of the License, Touchstone is the operator with an 80 percent working interest. The Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago holds the ... «Marketwired, Nov 14»

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