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'contact' - used as a noun
1. close interaction
they kept in daily contact
they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
2. the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
3. the act of touching physically
her fingers came in contact with the light switch
4. the physical coming together of two or more things
contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
5. a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
6. a channel for communication between groups
7. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
they forget to solder the contacts
8. a communicative interaction
the pilot made contact with the base
9. a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

'contact' - used as a verb
10. be in or establish communication with
He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
11. be in direct physical contact with; make contact
The wire must not contact the metal cover
The surfaces contact at this point

derived forms
1. Contact / Plural
contacts
2. Contact / Past
contacted
3. Contact / Third Person
contacts
4. Contact / Present Participle
contacting
Variations of 'contact'
 
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