English to English noun Example:
• they kept in daily contact • they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
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the act of touching physically | Example:
• her fingers came in contact with the light switch
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the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity | Example:
• litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
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the physical coming together of two or more things | Example:
• contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
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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
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a channel for communication between groups | Example:
• he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
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(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact | Example:
• they forget to solder the contacts
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a communicative interaction | Example:
• the pilot made contact with the base • he got in touch with his colleagues
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a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication | source: wordnet30
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A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting. | source: webster1913 verb
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be in or establish communication with | Example:
• Our advertisements reach millions • He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
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be in direct physical contact with; make contact | Example:
• The two buildings touch • Their hands touched • The wire must not contact the metal cover • The surfaces contact at this point
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