contact

(noun) close interaction. Examples: "They kept in daily contact." "They claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings."

(noun) the act of touching physically. Synonyms: physical contact. Example: "Her fingers came in contact with the light switch."

(noun) the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity. Example: "Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid."

(noun) the physical coming together of two or more things. Synonyms: impinging, striking. Example: "Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull."

(noun) a person who is in a position to give you special assistance. Synonyms: middleman. Example: "He used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor."

(noun) a channel for communication between groups. Synonyms: liaison, link, inter-group communication. Example: "He provided a liaison with the guerrillas."

(noun) (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact. Synonyms: tangency. Example: "They forget to solder the contacts."

(noun) a communicative interaction. Synonyms: touch. Examples: "The pilot made contact with the base." "He got in touch with his colleagues."

(noun) a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication. Synonyms: contact lens.

(verb) be in or establish communication with. Synonyms: reach, get through, get hold of. Examples: "Our advertisements reach millions." "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to australia."

(verb) be in direct physical contact with; make contact. Synonyms: touch, adjoin, meet. Examples: "The two buildings touch." "Their hands touched." "The wire must not contact the metal cover." "The surfaces contact at this point."