Contact
nnoun.actclose interactionExamples:- they kept in daily contact
- they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
Derivationally Related Form:contact
Hypernyms:interaction
Inherited Hypernyms:contactinteractionactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:brusheye contactplacement
Full Hyponyms:brusheye contactplacement
nnoun.actthe act of touching physicallySynset:physical contact
Examples:- her fingers came in contact with the light switch
Derivationally Related Form:contact
Hypernyms:touch touching
Inherited Hypernyms:contacttouchacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fair balllaying onrubsnickwipe
Full Hyponyms:fair balllaying onrubscuffsnick
nnoun.statethe state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximityExamples:- litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
Derivationally Related Form:contact
Hypernyms:connectedness connection link
Inherited Hypernyms:contactconnectionunionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:osculationtangency
Full Hyponyms:osculationtangency
nnoun.eventthe physical coming together of two or more thingsSynset:impinging striking
Examples:- contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
Derivationally Related Form:impingecontactstrike
Hypernyms:happening natural event occurrence occurrent
Inherited Hypernyms:contacthappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:collisionengagementflickhitimpactinterlockingmeshmeshingtouchtouching
Full Hyponyms:blowbrushcollisionconcussionengagementflickimpactjoltknockpoundingrapsideswipeslamslapstroketouch
nnoun.persona person who is in a position to give you special assistanceSynset:middleman
Examples:- he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
Hypernyms:representative
Inherited Hypernyms:contactrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:contactrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa channel for communication between groupsSynset:inter-group communication liaison link
Examples:- he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
Derivationally Related Form:contact
Hypernyms:channel communication channel line
Inherited Hypernyms:liaisonchannelcommunicationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifact(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contactTopic:electronics
Synset:tangency
Examples:- they forget to solder the contacts
Hypernyms:conjunction junction
Inherited Hypernyms:contactjunctionconnectioninstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:breaker pointcontact armdistributor pointelectrical contactp-n junctionpointpoleshortshort circuitsound bowterminaltreadwiperwiper arm
Full Hyponyms:anodedistributor pointelectrical contactnegative polep-n junctionpositive poleshort circuitsound bowterminaltreadwiper
nnoun.communicationa communicative interactionSynset:touch
Examples:- the pilot made contact with the base
- he got in touch with his colleagues
Hypernyms:communicating communication
Inherited Hypernyms:contactcommunicationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medicationSynset:contact lens
Hypernyms:lens lens system lense
Inherited Hypernyms:contactlensoptical devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.communicationbe in or establish communication withSynset:get hold of get through reach
Examples:- Our advertisements reach millions
- He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
Derivationally Related Form:contact
Hypernyms:communicate intercommunicate
Inherited Hypernyms:reachcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:pingraise
Full Troponyms:pingraise
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Somebody ---s (apply to: get through)
vverb.contactbe in direct physical contact with; make contactSynset:adjoin meet touch
Examples:- The two buildings touch
- Their hands touched
- The wire must not contact the metal cover
- The surfaces contact at this point
Derivationally Related Form:adjunctionadjunctivecontacttouch
Inherited Hypernyms:touch
Direct Hyponyms:abutadhereadjoinattachborderbuttbutt againstbutt onchafecleaveclingcoherecoveredgeenvironfrayfrethuglean againstlean onmarchrest onringrubscratchskirtspread oversticksurround
Full Troponyms:agglutinateattachbagbankblanketbloodyborderboxbrick inbundlecarpetcasketclingcloisterclothecoatconglutinatecontainerizecorralcovercratedikeembattleembowerencapsulateencaseencloseenshrinefencefloodflowfortifyframefringegirdleglaciateglassgrasshaemagglutinatehedgehem inhugimmerseinundatelavelean onleech ontomantlemistmoldneighborpackpouchrope inrubsackshroudsmotherstowstrewsubmergesurroundswamptrenchtuckwall in
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | Our properties --- at this point (apply to: adjoin, meet, touch) | His fields --- mine at this point (apply to: adjoin, meet, touch)