Definition of contact

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  • contact is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • contact is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
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Definition of contact

  • a person who is in a position to give you special assistance (noun)

    Examples

    1. he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor

    Synonyms

    1. middleman
  • the physical coming together of two or more things (noun)

    Examples

    1. contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull

    Synonyms

    1. impinging
    2. striking
  • a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. contact lens
  • be in or establish communication with (verb)

    Examples

    1. He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia

    Synonyms

    1. get hold of
    2. get through
    3. reach
  • a communicative interaction (noun)

    Examples

    1. the pilot made contact with the base

    Synonyms

    1. touch
  • be in direct physical contact with; make contact (verb)

    Examples

    1. The wire must not contact the metal cover
    2. The surfaces contact at this point

    Synonyms

    1. adjoin
    2. meet
    3. touch
  • a channel for communication between groups (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. inter-group communication
    2. liaison
    3. link
  • the act of touching physically (noun)

    Examples

    1. her fingers came in contact with the light switch

    Synonyms

    1. physical contact
  • (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact (noun)

    Examples

    1. they forget to solder the contacts

    Synonyms

    1. tangency
  • close interaction (noun)

    Examples

    1. they kept in daily contact
    2. they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
  • the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity (noun)

    Examples

    1. litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid

See definition of contact in Merriam Webster