English dictionary
contact
nounParts of speech
Definitions
noun
- close interaction
noun
- the act of touching physically
noun
- (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
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 channel for communication between groups
noun
- a communicative interaction
noun
- the physical coming together of two or more things
noun
- a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
noun
- the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
verb
- be in or establish communication with
verb
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Example sentences
they kept in daily contact
they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
her fingers came in contact with the light switch
they forget to solder the contacts
he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
the pilot made contact with the base
he got in touch with his colleagues
contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
Our advertisements reach millions
He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
The two buildings touch
Their hands touched
The wire must not contact the metal cover
The surfaces contact at this point