Associations to the word «Touchstone»

Wiktionary

TOUCHSTONE, noun. A stone used to test the quality of gold alloys.
TOUCHSTONE, noun. A standard of comparison or evaluation.

Dictionary definition

TOUCHSTONE, noun. A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis