1. contact - noun
· close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
Hypernym(s): interaction
2. contact - noun
· the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
Synonym(s): physical_contact
3. contact - noun
· the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
Hypernym(s): connection, link, connectedness
4. contact - noun
· the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
Synonym(s): impinging, striking
Hypernym(s): happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural_event
5. contact - 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"
Synonym(s): middleman
Hypernym(s): representative
6. contact - noun
· a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
Synonym(s): liaison, link, inter-group_communication
Hypernym(s): channel, communication_channel, line
7. contact - noun
· (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"
Synonym(s): tangency
Hypernym(s): junction, conjunction
8. contact - noun
· a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"
Synonym(s): touch
Hypernym(s): communication, communicating
9. contact - noun
· a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
Synonym(s): contact_lens
Hypernym(s): lens, lense, lens_system
10. contact - verb
· be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
Synonym(s): reach, get_through, get_hold_of
Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate
11. contact - 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"
Synonym(s): touch, adjoin, meet
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