touch-wood
31Wood carving — is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool held in the hand (this may be a power tool), resulting in a wooden figure or figurine (this may be abstract in nature) or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also …
32Tiggy touch wood — (Australian Rules) game characterised by many free kicks awarded because of minor infringements …
33tiggy touch wood — Australian Slang (Australian Rules) game characterised by many free kicks awarded because of minor infringements …
34Touch of Evil — Infobox Film name = Touch of Evil caption = Original film poster director = Orson Welles producer = Albert Zugsmith Rick Schmidlin (1998 restoration director s cut) writer = Whit Masterson (novel, Badge of Evil ) Orson Welles (screenplay) Paul… …
35Touch switch — A touch switch is a type of switch that only has to be touched by an object of greater capacitance to operate. It is used in many lamps and wall switches that have a metal exterior as well as on public computer terminals.A touchscreen includes an …
36wood — noun 1》 the hard fibrous material forming the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber. ↘(the wood) wooden barrels used for storing alcoholic drinks. ↘a golf club with a wooden or other head that …
37wood */*/*/ — UK [wʊd] / US noun Word forms wood : singular wood plural woods 1) [uncountable] the substance that forms the main part of a tree and is used for making things such as furniture a piece of wood the polished dark wood of an antique table cut/chop… …
38Knocking on wood — Knocking on wood, and the spoken expression knock on wood or touch wood are used to express a desire to avoid tempting fate after making some boast or speaking of one s own death.The expression is usually used in the hope that a good thing will… …
39knock on wood — see ↑touch wood under ↑touch • • • Main Entry: ↑knock * * * I see wood II said in order to prevent a confident statement from bringing bad luck I haven t been banned yet, knock on wood Origin …
40touching iron, wood — The archetypal superstition in modern England, in that even many non superstitious people will say touch wood , even if they do not actually carry out the action of touching wood, after boasting or making some statement which will tempt fate …
