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contact

nounverb /kɑntækt/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 14
Definitions
noun

a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

“he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor”

noun

close interaction

“they kept in daily contact”

noun

the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

“litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid”

noun

the physical coming together of two or more things

“contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull”

noun

a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

verb

be in or establish communication with

“He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia”

noun

a communicative interaction

“the pilot made contact with the base”

verb

be in direct physical contact with; make contact

“The wire must not contact the metal cover”

noun

a channel for communication between groups

noun

the act of touching physically

“her fingers came in contact with the light switch”

noun

a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

“they forget to solder the contacts”

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