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CONTACT

Definition:

1. [noun] close interaction; “they kept in daily contact”; “they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings”
2. [noun] the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; “litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid”
3. [noun] the act of touching physically; “her fingers came in contact with the light switch”
4. [noun] the physical coming together of two or more things; “contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull”
   Synonyms:impinging,striking
5. [noun] a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; “he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor”
   Synonyms:middleman
6. [noun] a channel for communication between groups; “he provided a liaison with the guerrillas”
   Synonyms:liaison,link,inter-group communication
7. [noun] (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; “they forget to solder the contacts”
   Synonyms:tangency
8. [noun] a communicative interaction; “the pilot made contact with the base”; “he got in touch with his colleagues”
   Synonyms:touch
9. [noun] a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
   Synonyms:lens
10. [verb] be in or establish communication with; “Our advertisements reach millions”; “He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia”
    Synonyms:reach,get through,get hold of
11. [verb] be in direct physical contact with; make contact; “The two buildings touch”; “Their hands touched”; “The wire must not contact the metal cover”; “The surfaces contact at this point”
    Synonyms:touch,adjoin,meet

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Related Words:

• ping
• ping
• raise
• cover, spread over
• cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
• rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
• attach
• hug
• border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
• surround, skirt, border
• lean on, rest on, lean against
• brush
• eye contact
• placement
• osculation
• tangency
• rub, wipe
• fair ball
• snick
• laying on
• collision, hit
• engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking
• flick
• impact
• touch, touching
• distributor point, breaker point, point
• electrical contact
• p-n junction
• short circuit, short
• sound bow
• terminal, pole
• tread
• wiper, wiper arm, contact arm