contact

Plural: contacts

Noun

• 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
• The act of touching physically; being in close association.
• The establishment of communication (with).
• The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
• A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
• Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
• Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
• Means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
• A contact lens.
• A device designed for repetitive connections.
• Contact juggling.
• The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.

Verb

Verb Forms: contacted, contacting, contacts

• To communicate with; to get in touch with.
• 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"
• To touch; to come into physical contact with.
• To establish communication with (something or someone).

Examples

• He hoped to CONTACT a triple word score, but his letters didn’t quite line up.
• I am trying to contact my sister.
• I bought myself a new contact ball last week
• I haven't been in contact with her for years.
• The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
• The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
• Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
• Who is the company's contact for sales queries?

Synonyms

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

Anagrams of contact