contact

/kˈɑntˌækt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. close interaction
   “they kept in daily contact”
2. the act of touching physically
   “her fingers came in contact with the light switch”
3. the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
   “litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid”
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
   “he provided a liaison with the guerrillas”
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

verb

1. be in or establish communication with
   “Our advertisements reach millions”
2. be in direct physical contact with; make contact
   “The two buildings touch”

Synonyms for contact

• physical contact
• impinging
• striking
• middleman
• liaison
• link
• inter-group communication
• tangency
• touch
• contact lens
• reach
• get through
• get hold of
• adjoin
• meet

Words that rhyme with contact

• act
• contract
• extract
• abstract
• impact
• counteract
• exact
• fact
• intact
• retract
• tract
• attract
• cracked
• react
• redact
• reenact
• subcontract
• backed
• distract
• enact
• packed
• stacked
• subtract
• artifact
• detract
• diffract
• inexact
• interact
• overact
• overreact