[noun] close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
[noun] the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
[noun] the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
[noun] the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" Synonyms:impinging, striking
[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" Synonyms:middleman
[noun] a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" Synonyms:liaison, link, inter-group communication
[noun] (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts" Synonyms:tangency
[noun] a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues" Synonyms:touch
[noun] a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication Synonyms:lens
[verb] be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" Synonyms:reach, get through, get hold of
[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" Synonyms:touch, adjoin, meet
