Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)contactclose interaction“they kept in daily contact”,
“they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings” (n)contactthe state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity“litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid” (n)contact, impinging, strikingthe physical coming together of two or more things“contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull” (n)contacta person who is in a position to give you special assistance“he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor” (n)contact, tangency(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact“they forget to solder the contacts” (n)contact, toucha communicative interaction“the pilot made contact with the base”,
“he got in touch with his colleagues” (n)contact, contact lensa thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication Verbs
(v)reach, get through, get hold of, contactbe in or establish communication with“Our advertisements reach millions”,
“He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia” (v)touch, adjoin, meet, contactbe in direct physical contact with; make contact“The two buildings touch”,
“Their hands touched”,
“The wire must not contact the metal cover”,
“The surfaces contact at this point”