THESAURUS
massage
bandage, bathe, care for, caress, cure, cushion, diagnose, doctor, ease, facial, facial
massage, feel up, fiddle, finagle, fluff, flux, fondle, frictionize, gentle, give care to, handle, heal, knead, kneading, laxate, limber, limber up, loosen, manipulate, manipulation, mash, massaging, massotherapy, mellow, milden, minister to, mollify, nose, nurse, nuzzle, operate on, palpate, pet, physic, plaster, plump, poultice, pulp, purge, relax, remedy, rub, rub against, rub down, rub noses, rubdown, shake up, smash, soften, soften up, splint, squash, strap, stroke, stroking, subdue, supple, tenderize, tone down, treat, tune down, vibrator, whirlpool bath
ROGET THESAURUS
massage
Friction
N
friction, attrition, rubbing, abrasion, scraping, confrication, detrition, contrition, affriction, abrasion, arrosion, limature, frication, rub, elbow grease, rosin,
massage, roughness, rolling friction, sliding friction, starting friction, anatriptic, attrite.
Touch
N
touch, tact, taction, tactility, feeling, palpation, palpability, contrectation, manipulation,
massage, hand, finger, forefinger, thumb, paw, feeler, antenna, palpus, tactual, tactile, tangible, palpable, lambent.