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(noun) close interaction: "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings" |
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Related Words: eye contact, interaction, placement |
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(noun) the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch" |
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Synonyms: contacting |
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Related Words: fair ball, foul, foul ball, laying on, rub, snick, touch, touching, wipe |
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(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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Synonyms: tangency |
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Related Words: breaker point, conjunction, contact arm, distributor point, electrical contact, junction, point, short circuit, sound bow, tread, wiper, wiper arm |
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(noun) a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues" |
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Synonyms: touch |
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Related Words: communicating, communication |
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(noun) the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" |
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Synonyms: impinging, striking |
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Related Words: collision, engagement, flick, happening, hit, impact, interlocking, mesh, meshing, natural event, occurrence, touch, touching |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: middleman |
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Related Words: representative |
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(noun) the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity: "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid" |
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Related Words: connectedness, connection, link, tangency |
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(noun) a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the geurillas" |
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Synonyms: inter-group communication, liaison, link |
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Related Words: channel, communication channel, line |
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(verb) be in communication with, establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions" |
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Synonyms: get hold of, get through, reach |
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Related Words: communicate, intercommunicate, raise |
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