• noun:   close interaction

  Example: "They kept in daily contact"

• noun:   the act of touching physically

  Example: "Her fingers came in contact with the light switch"

• noun:   (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

  Example: "They forget to solder the contacts"

• 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 communicative interaction

  Example: "The pilot made contact with the base"

• noun:   the physical coming together of two or more things

  Example: "Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

• noun:   a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

  Example: "He used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"

• noun:   the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

  Example: "Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

• noun:   a channel for communication between groups
• verb:   be in or establish communication with

  Example: "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

• verb:   be in direct physical contact with; make contact

  Example: "The wire must not contact the metal cover"

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