contact

(n) close interaction
- they kept in daily contact
- they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
(n) the act of touching physically
- her fingers came in contact with the light switch
physical contact,
(n) the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
(n) the physical coming together of two or more things
- contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
impinging, striking,
(n) a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
- he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
middleman,
(n) a channel for communication between groups
- he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
inter-group communication, liaison, link,
(n) (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
- they forget to solder the contacts
tangency,
(n) a communicative interaction
- the pilot made contact with the base
- he got in touch with his colleagues
touch,
(n) a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication contact lens,

(v) be in or establish communication with
- Our advertisements reach millions
- He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
get hold of, get through, reach,
(v) 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
adjoin, touch, meet,

get hold of get through reach adjoin touch meet physical contact impinging striking middleman inter-group communication liaison link tangency contact lens

contain

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