EYE CONTACT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other
    Usage Example(s)
    • a teacher should make eye contact with the students
    Hypernyms(s) eye contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication
    Usage Example(s)
    • it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave
    Hypernyms(s) eye contact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower