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contact
('k/A/nt/&/kt )

noun (n)

  • close interaction(noun.act)
    Example:
    They kept in daily contact.
    They claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of touching physically(noun.act)
    Example:
    Her fingers came in contact with the light switch.
    Synonym:
    physical contact
    source: wordnet30
  • the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity(noun.state)
    Example:
    Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid.
    source: wordnet30
  • the physical coming together of two or more things(noun.event)
    Example:
    Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull.
    Synonym:
    impinging, striking
    source: wordnet30
  • a person who is in a position to give you special assistance(noun.person)
    Example:
    He used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor.
    Synonym:
    middleman
    source: wordnet30
  • a channel for communication between groups(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    inter-group communication, liaison, link
    source: wordnet30
  • (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    They forget to solder the contacts.
    Synonym:
    tangency
    source: wordnet30
  • a communicative interaction(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The pilot made contact with the base.
    Synonym:
    touch
    source: wordnet30
  • a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    contact lens
    source: wordnet30
  • A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • be in or establish communication with(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia.
    Synonym:
    get hold of, get through, reach
    source: wordnet30
  • be in direct physical contact with; make contact(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The wire must not contact the metal cover.
    The surfaces contact at this point.
    Synonym:
    adjoin, meet, touch
    source: wordnet30
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