STRIKE (OR TOUCH) A CHORD

Meaning of STRIKE (OR TOUCH) A CHORD in English

strike ( or touch) a chord

affect or stir someone's emotions.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TOUCH — I. ˈtəch, dial ˈtech or ˈtich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English tochen, touchen, from Old French tochier, tuchier, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck “ ; also strick·en ˈstrikən ; striking ˈstrīkiŋ ; strikes ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHORD — I. ˈkȯ(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)d noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by chord ) (III) of cord, from Middle English, short …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-CHORD — I. ˌkȯrd, -ȯ(ə)d noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: partly from Middle English -corde (in monacorde monochord), from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCH — — touchable , adj. — touchableness, touchability , n. — toucher , n. — touchless , adj. /tuch/ , v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — — strikeless , adj. /struyk/ , v. , struck or ( Obs. ) strook; struck or ( esp. for 31-34 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHORD — chord 1 — chorded , adj. /kawrd/ , n. 1. a feeling or emotion: His story struck a chord of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. ˈtəch verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin * toccare to knock, strike a bell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck also strick·en ˈstri-kən ; strik·ing ˈstrī-kiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
CHORD — noun a cord. ·see cord, ·noun, 4. 2. chord ·noun the string of a musical instrument. 3. chord ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
TOUCH — [touch] vb [ME, fr. OF tuchier, fr. (assumed) VL toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, prob. of imit. origin] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHORD — [chord] n [alter. of ME cord, short for accord] (1608): three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously [2]chord vi (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHORD — in music, three or more single pitches heard simultaneously. Depending on the harmonic style, chords may be consonant, implying repose, …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOUCH — / tʌtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb WITH HAND / PART OF BODY 1. [ vn ] to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — / straɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( struck , struck / strʌk; NAmE /) HIT SB / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHORD — / kɔːd; NAmE kɔːrd/ noun 1. ( music ) two or more notes played together 2. ( mathematics ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. touch 1 S2 W2 /tʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRIKE — I. strike 1 S3 W3 /straɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHORD — chord /kɔːd $ kɔːrd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: accord ] [ Sense 2-3: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHORD — n. 1 Math. & Aeron. etc. a straight line joining the ends of an arc, the wings of an aeroplane, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRIKE — v. & n. v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHORD — n. 1 Math. & Aeron. etc. a straight line joining the ends of an arc, the wings of an aeroplane, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Oxford English vocab
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1. a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
CHORD — 1. n. Mus. a group of (usu. three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony. Derivatives: chordal …
Oxford English vocab
TOUCH — ( touches, touching, touched) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( strikes, striking, struck, stricken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHORD — ( chords) 1. A chord is a number of musical notes played or sung at the same time with a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHORD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE final ▪ Such is the skill of the rhythmic pacing however, that the final …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — (HIT) [verb] [past:] struck - to hit or attack forcefully or violentlyShe died when her car went out of control …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHORD — Synonyms and related words : accompany, accord, air line, arpeggio, assonate, atone, attune, axis, be harmonious, be in tune, beeline, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. noun 1 industrial protest ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ one-day , two-day , etc. ▪ 24-hour , 48-hour …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHORD — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major , minor ▪ C , D , etc. ▪ guitar , piano VERB + CHORD ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOUCH — See ↑ PRESS 1, ↑ REACH 2, ↑ TOUCH 1,3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a touch of • ↑ a touch/hint/trace …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOUCH — INDEX: 1. to put your hand on someone or something 2. to touch someone or something in a gentle or …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRIKE — INDEX: 1. to stop working in order to get higher wages etc 2. when workers are on strike RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOUCH — n. 25B6; verb his shoes were touching the end of the bed : BE IN CONTACT WITH, come into contact …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUCH — v. 1 put (one's) hand on, feel, handle She leant forward and touched my hand 2 bring into contact with, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STRIKE — v. 1 hit, deal a blow to, knock, smack, thump, thwack, crown, cuff, punch, smite; beat, hammer, belabour, batter, pummel …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TOUCH — 1. сущ. 1) а) прикосновение delicate touch ≈ нежное, осторожное прикосновение gentle, light, soft touch ≈ мягкое, легкое прикосновение heavy …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHORD — I сущ. 1) струна (тж. перен.) to strike, touch the right chord ≈ задеть чувствительную струнку; сыграть на каком-л. чувстве …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCH — touch.ogg 1. tʌtʃ n 1. прикосновение; касание at a touch - при (первом) прикосновении a touch of /with/ a stick …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRIKE — strike.ogg _I 1. straık n 1. 1> удар strike attack - ав. удар по наземной цели strike weapon - наступательное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHORD — chord.ogg _I kɔ:d n 1. поэт. струна to strike /to touch/ the right chord - задеть чувствительную струнку; сыграть на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHORD — 1) хорда 2) ж.-д. обвязочный брус 3) пояс ( фермы, балки ) 4) соединительное русло, спрямление ( между меандрами ) …
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