touchstone
English
/ˈtʌtʃstəʊn/
noun
Definitions
- A stone used to check the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them to leave a visible trace.
- (figurative) A standard of comparison or evaluation.
Etymology
Compound from English touch + English stone.
Origin
English
stone
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Stenhouse English
- Stonehouse English
- Stonewall English
- Yellowstone English
- Yorkstone English
- adder stone English
- aftertouch English
- airstone English
- alumstone English
- amazonstone English
- axstone English
- bafflestone English
- bakestone English
- bedstone English
- betouch English
- bilestone English
- bindstone English
- birthstone English
- blockstone English
- bloodstone English
- bluestone English
- bondstone English
- borderstone English
- boulderstone English
- boundstone English
- breakstone English
- brimstone English
- brownstone English
- cairngormstone English
- capstone English
- chalkstone English
- charmstone English
- cherrystone English
- chockstone English
- chuckiestone English
- chuckstone English
- claystone English
- clingstone English
- clinkstone English
- cobblestone English
- cornerstone English
- cornstone English
- crabstone English
- crowstone English
- curbstone English
- datestone English
- destone English
- doorstone English
- dripstone English
- dropstone English
- drystone English
- eaglestone English
- earstone English
- edgestone English
- endstone English
- eyestone English
- fieldstone English
- firestone English
- flagstone English
- flintstone English
- floatstone English
- flowstone English
- footstone English
- forestone English
- formstone English
- framestone English
- freestone English
- gallstone English
- gemstone English
- grainstone English
- grapestone English
- gravestone English
- graystone English
- greenstone English
- greystone English
- grindstone English
- gritstone English
- groundstone English
- guidestone English
- gunstone English
- hailstone English
- hammerstone English
- handstone English
- hardstone English
- headstone English
- hearthstone English
- holystone English
- honestone English
- honeystone English
- hornstone English
- icestone English
- inkstone English
- ironstone English
- jackstone English
- jewstone English
- kerbstone English
- keystone English
- knockstone English
- lapstone English
- limestone English
- lovestone English
- madstone English
- malmstone English
- marlstone English
- merestone English
- milestone English
- milkstone English
- millstone English
- mistouch English
- moonstone English
- moorstone English
- mudstone English
- multi-touch English
- multitouch English
- needlestone English
- oilstone English
- packstone English
- padstone English
- pearlstone English
- peastone English
- pebblestone English
- permastone English
- philosopher's stone English
- pipestone English
- pitchstone English
- potstone English
- pretouch English
- puddingstone English
- quernstone English
- ragstone English
- ravenstone English
- restone English
- rhinestone English
- rimstone English
- ringstone English
- roadstone English
- roestone English
- rottenstone English
- roundstone English
- rubblestone English
- rubstone English
- runestone English
- sandstone English
- scoopstone English
- scrubstone English
- scythestone English
- silkstone English
- siltstone English
- slatestone English
- sleekstone English
- slingstone English
- snakestone English
- soapstone English
- sorcerer's stone English
- starstone English
- stepstone English
- stinkstone English
- stonable English
- stone English
- stone bow English
- stone dead English
- stone knapper English
- stone-hard English
- stone-paste English
- stone-still English
- stonebaked English
- stonebird English
- stoneblower English
- stoneblowing English
- stoneboat English
- stonebow English
- stonebrash English
- stonebreak English
- stonebreaker English
- stonebrood English
- stonebuilt English
- stonecast English
- stonechat English
- stonecraft English
- stonecrop English
- stonecutter English
- stonecutting English
- stoned English
- stonedelf English
- stonedresser English
- stonefaced English
- stonefall English
- stonefish English
- stonefly English
- stoneground English
- stonehard English
- stonehead English
- stonehearted English
- stonelayer English
- stoneless English
- stonelike English
- stonelore English
- stoneman English
- stonemasonry English
- stonemeal English
- stonen English
- stoneness English
- stonepaste English
- stonepit English
- stoneproof English
- stoner English
- stoneroot English
- stonerunner English
- stoneseed English
- stonest English
- stonewall English
- stoneware English
- stonewash English
- stonewashed English
- stoneweed English
- stonework English
- stoneworker English
- stoneworking English
- stonewort English
- stoney English
- stonify English
- stonish English
- stony English
- suckstone English
- sunstone English
- swinestone English
- tablestone English
- throughstone English
- thunderstone English
- tilestone English
- tinstone English
- toadstone English
- tombstone English
- topstone English
- touch English
- touch screen English
- touch-typist English
- touchability English
- touchable English
- touchbox English
- touchdown English
- toucher English
- touchest English
- toucheth English
- touching English
- touchless English
- touchline English
- touchlogger English
- touchlogging English
- touchmark English
- touchous English
- touchpad English
- touchphone English
- touchpoint English
- touchproof English
- toucht English
- touchtone English
- touchwood English
- touchy English
- tripestone English
- turnstone English
- untouch English
- untouchable English
- upping stone English
- veinstone English
- wackestone English
- waterstone English
- whetstone English
- whitestone English
- woodstone English
- ストーン Japanese
- タッチ Japanese
- stone Middle English
- touchen Middle English
- ŝtono Esperanto
- ston Tok Pisin
- stonim Tok Pisin
- ston Sranan Tongo
- touch
- stony
- stone
- stoney
- toucht
- stoned
- stoner
- stonen
- touchy
- axstone
- betouch
- stonify
- untouch
- toucher
- stonish
- restone
- destone
- stonest
- sunstone
- touching
- stonepit
- inkstone
- touchpad
- topstone
- ragstone
- gunstone
- padstone
- oilstone
- eyestone
- endstone
- touchous
- drystone
- icestone
- madstone
- bedstone
- airstone
- touchest
- lapstone
- toucheth
- mudstone
- tinstone
- mistouch
- capstone
- peastone
- jewstone
- touchbox
- stonebow
- gemstone
- earstone
- rubstone
- keystone
- stoneman
- stonefly
- roestone
- stonable
- rimstone
- potstone
- pretouch
- woodstone
- alumstone
- touchtone
- stonebird
- stonehead
- siltstone
- stonefall
- touchwood
- bindstone
- bluestone
- malmstone
- Yorkstone
- stonelike
- touchless
- edgestone
- tombstone
- stonedelf
- dripstone
- pipestone
- stonewort
- touchmark
- touchable
- datestone
- milestone
- stepstone
- claystone
- stoneroot
- stoneseed
- holystone
- doorstone
- roadstone
- brimstone
- stonecast
- Stenhouse
- formstone
- cornstone
- stoneware
- limestone
- veinstone
- forestone
- bakestone
- ironstone
- stoneboat
- Stonewall
- moonstone
- stonechat
- bilestone
- stoneweed
- stonework
- stonefish
- touchdown
- lovestone
- gallstone
- starstone
- firestone
- millstone
- stonelore
- gritstone
- marlstone
- headstone
- flowstone
- stonewall
- footstone
- curbstone
- crabstone
- merestone
- greystone
- milkstone
- hardstone
- jackstone
- stonemeal
- kerbstone
- stoneness
- bondstone
- toadstone
- stoneless
- honestone
- stonecrop
- stonewash
- stone bow
- freestone
- soapstone
- hornstone
- runestone
- packstone
- moorstone
- turnstone
- touchline
- dropstone
- handstone
- crowstone
- sandstone
- ringstone
- suckstone
- tilestone
- silkstone
- flagstone
- stonehard
- graystone
- hailstone
- whetstone
- brownstone
- scoopstone
- pitchstone
- chockstone
- rhinestone
- guidestone
- whitestone
- multitouch
- stonelayer
- touchproof
- stonebreak
- chuckstone
- ravenstone
- framestone
- stonefaced
- slatestone
- honeystone
- wackestone
- slingstone
- eaglestone
- tripestone
- touchpoint
- grainstone
- stonepaste
- stonecraft
- charmstone
- stonebuilt
- clingstone
- flintstone
- breakstone
- chalkstone
- stone-hard
- blockstone
- floatstone
- Stonehouse
- pearlstone
- swinestone
- quernstone
- clinkstone
- grapestone
- gravestone
- stone dead
- stonebaked
- boundstone
- stonebrood
- greenstone
- stonebrash
- tablestone
- grindstone
- stinkstone
- waterstone
- sleekstone
- aftertouch
- roundstone
- permastone
- touchphone
- knockstone
- birthstone
- bloodstone
- snakestone
- fieldstone
- stoneproof
- scrubstone
- cobblestone
- hearthstone
- groundstone
- bafflestone
- rubblestone
- Yellowstone
- stone-paste
- multi-touch
- stonecutter
- untouchable
- stone-still
- stoneworker
- rottenstone
- stonewashed
- needlestone
- borderstone
- touchlogger
- stoneground
- amazonstone
- cherrystone
- pebblestone
- hammerstone
- stoneblower
- cornerstone
- adder stone
- stonerunner
- scythestone
- stonecutting
- stoneworking
- boulderstone
- puddingstone
- stonebreaker
- touchability
- touch-typist
- upping stone
- throughstone
- touchlogging
- chuckiestone
- stoneblowing
- stonedresser
- stonemasonry
- stonehearted
- thunderstone
- touch screen
- stone knapper
- cairngormstone
- sorcerer's stone
- philosopher's stone