CONTACT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • close interaction
   Usage Example(s)
   • they kept in daily contact
   • they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interaction (what does interaction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • brush (what does brush mean?)
   • eye contact (what does eye contact mean?)
   • placement (what does placement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • get through (what does get through mean?)
   • get hold of (what does get hold of mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of touching physically
   Usage Example(s)
   • her fingers came in contact with the light switch
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rub (what does rub mean?)
   • wipe (what does wipe mean?)
   • fair ball (what does fair ball mean?)
   • snick (what does snick mean?)
   • laying on (what does laying on mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
   Synonym(s)
   • tangency (what does tangency mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they forget to solder the contacts
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • junction (what does junction mean?)
   • conjunction (what does conjunction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • distributor point (what does distributor point mean?)
   • breaker point (what does breaker point mean?)
   • point (what does point mean?)
   • electrical contact (what does electrical contact mean?)
   • p-n junction (what does p-n junction mean?)
   • short circuit (what does short circuit mean?)
   • short (what does short mean?)
   • sound bow (what does sound bow mean?)
   • terminal (what does terminal mean?)
   • pole (what does pole mean?)
   • tread (what does tread mean?)
   • wiper (what does wiper mean?)
   • wiper arm (what does wiper arm mean?)
   • contact arm (what does contact arm mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
   Synonym(s)
   • contact lens (what does contact lens mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lens (what does lens mean?)
   • lense (what does lense mean?)
   • lens system (what does lens system mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a channel for communication between groups
   Synonym(s)
   • inter-group communication (what does inter-group communication mean?)
   • liaison (what does liaison mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • channel (what does channel mean?)
   • communication channel (what does communication channel mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • get through (what does get through mean?)
   • get hold of (what does get hold of mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a communicative interaction
   Synonym(s)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the pilot made contact with the base
   • he got in touch with his colleagues
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • communication (what does communication mean?)
   • communicating (what does communicating mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the physical coming together of two or more things
   Synonym(s)
   • impinging (what does impinging mean?)
   • striking (what does striking mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • happening (what does happening mean?)
   • occurrence (what does occurrence mean?)
   • natural event (what does natural event mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • collision (what does collision mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • engagement (what does engagement mean?)
   • mesh (what does mesh mean?)
   • meshing (what does meshing mean?)
   • interlocking (what does interlocking mean?)
   • flick (what does flick mean?)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • impinge on (what does impinge on mean?)
   • run into (what does run into mean?)
   • collide with (what does collide with mean?)
   • impinge (what does impinge mean?)
   • encroach (what does encroach mean?)
   • entrench (what does entrench mean?)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
   Synonym(s)
   • middleman (what does middleman mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • representative (what does representative mean?)
9. Meaning
   • the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
   Usage Example(s)
   • litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • connection (what does connection mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • connectedness (what does connectedness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • osculation (what does osculation mean?)
   • tangency (what does tangency mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)

CONTACT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be in or establish communication with
   Synonym(s)
   • get hold of (what does get hold of mean?)
   • get through (what does get through mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Our advertisements reach millions
   • He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
   Hypernyms(s) contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • communicate (what does communicate mean?)
   • intercommunicate (what does intercommunicate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ping (what does ping mean?)
   • ping (what does ping mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • liaison (what does liaison mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • inter-group communication (what does inter-group communication mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be in direct physical contact with
   • make contact
   Synonym(s)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The two buildings touch
   • Their hands touched
   • The wire must not contact the metal cover
   • The surfaces contact at this point
   Hyponym(s)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • spread over (what does spread over mean?)
   • cling (what does cling mean?)
   • cleave (what does cleave mean?)
   • adhere (what does adhere mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • cohere (what does cohere mean?)
   • rub (what does rub mean?)
   • fray (what does fray mean?)
   • fret (what does fret mean?)
   • chafe (what does chafe mean?)
   • scratch (what does scratch mean?)
   • attach (what does attach mean?)
   • hug (what does hug mean?)
   • border (what does border mean?)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • edge (what does edge mean?)
   • abut (what does abut mean?)
   • march (what does march mean?)
   • butt (what does butt mean?)
   • butt against (what does butt against mean?)
   • butt on (what does butt on mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   • border (what does border mean?)
   • lean on (what does lean on mean?)
   • rest on (what does rest on mean?)
   • lean against (what does lean against mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • impinging (what does impinging mean?)
   • striking (what does striking mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • junction (what does junction mean?)
   • adjunction (what does adjunction mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)