contact

Meanings

• close interaction
  • "they kept in daily contact"
  • "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
• the act of touching physically
  • "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
• the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
  • "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
• the physical coming together of two or more things
  • "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
• a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
  • "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
• a channel for communication between groups
• (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
  • "they forget to solder the contacts"
• a communicative interaction
  • "the pilot made contact with the base"
• a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
• be in or establish communication with
  • "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
• be in direct physical contact with; make contact
  • "The wire must not contact the metal cover"
  • "The surfaces contact at this point"

Synonyms

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