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Quick definitions from WordNet (contact)
▸ noun: close interaction ("They kept in daily contact")
▸ noun: the act of touching physically ("Her fingers came in contact with the light switch")
▸ noun: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact ("They forget to solder the contacts")
▸ noun: a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
▸ noun: a communicative interaction ("The pilot made contact with the base")
▸ noun: the physical coming together of two or more things ("Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull")
▸ 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")
▸ noun: the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity ("Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid")
▸ noun: a channel for communication between groups
▸ verb: be in or establish communication with ("He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia")
▸ verb: be in direct physical contact with; make contact ("The wire must not contact the metal cover")
▸ Also see contacts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to contact
▸ Usage examples for contact
▸ Idioms related to contact (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing contact
▸ Words that often appear near contact
▸ Rhymes of contact
▸ Invented words related to contact
▸ noun: close interaction ("They kept in daily contact")
▸ noun: the act of touching physically ("Her fingers came in contact with the light switch")
▸ noun: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact ("They forget to solder the contacts")
▸ noun: a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
▸ noun: a communicative interaction ("The pilot made contact with the base")
▸ noun: the physical coming together of two or more things ("Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull")
▸ 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")
▸ noun: the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity ("Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid")
▸ noun: a channel for communication between groups
▸ verb: be in or establish communication with ("He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia")
▸ verb: be in direct physical contact with; make contact ("The wire must not contact the metal cover")
▸ Also see contacts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to contact
▸ Usage examples for contact
▸ Idioms related to contact (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing contact
▸ Words that often appear near contact
▸ Rhymes of contact
▸ Invented words related to contact