touching vs deed

touching and deed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
touching	Yes	Yes	No	No
deed	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, deed is a hypernym of touching; that is, deed is a word with a broader meaning than touching:

Other hypernyms of touching include act, human action, human activity.

touching (noun)	deed (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them	something that people do or cause to happen
the event of something coming in contact with the body	a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

touching (adjective)	deed (adjective)
arousing affect