contact

close interaction

• “they kept in daily contact”
• “they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings”

the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

• “litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid”

the act of touching physically

• “her fingers came in contact with the light switch”

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

• “he provided a liaison with the guerrillas”

(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”
• “he got in touch with his colleagues”

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

• “Our advertisements reach millions”
• “He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia”

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”