contact as in be in or establish communication with
- "Our advertisements reach millions"
- "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
Synonyms
- reachthe limits within which something can be effective; an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; the act of physically reaching or thrusting out ; the limit of capability; reach a destination, either real or abstract; reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; move forward or upward in order to touch; be in or establish communication with; to gain with effort; to extend as far as; reach a goal; place into the hands or custody of; to exert much effort or energy
- get throughfinish a task completely; spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; be in or establish communication with; become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
- get hold ofget into one's hands, take physically; be in or establish communication with; affect
contact as in be 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"
Synonyms
- touchthe event of something coming in contact with the body; the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands); a suggestion of some quality; a distinguishing style; the act of putting two things together with no space between them; a slight but appreciable amount; a communicative interaction; a slight attack of illness; the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; deftness in handling matters; the feel of mechanical action; make physical contact with, come in contact with; perceive via the tactile sense; affect emotionally; be relevant to; be in direct physical contact with; have an effect upon; deal with; cause to be in brief contact with; to extend as far as; be equal to in quality or ability; tamper with; make a more or less disguised reference to; comprehend; consume; color lightly
- adjoinlie adjacent to another or share a boundary; be in direct physical contact with; attach or add
- meeta meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held ; being precisely fitting and right; come together; get together socially or for a specific purpose ; be adjacent or come together; fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction; collect in one place; get to know; meet by design; contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; experience as a reaction; undergo or suffer; be in direct physical contact with
contact as in close interaction
- "they kept in daily contact"
- "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
contact as in the act of touching physically
- "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
Synonyms
- physical contactthe act of touching physically
contact as in the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
contact as in the physical coming together of two or more things
- "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
Synonyms
- impingingthe physical coming together of two or more things
- strikingsensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; the physical coming together of two or more things; the act of contacting one thing with another
contact as in a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
- "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
Synonyms
- middlemansomeone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers ; the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk ; a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
contact as in a channel for communication between groups
- "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
Synonyms
- liaisona usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship ; a channel for communication between groups
- linkmake a logical or causal connection; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; be or become joined or united or linked; link with or as with a yoke; the means of connection between things linked in series ; a fastener that serves to join or connect; the state of being connected; a connecting shape ; a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain ; (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list ; a channel for communication between groups; a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
- inter-group communicationa channel for communication between groups
contact as in (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
- "they forget to solder the contacts"
Synonyms
- tangencythe state of being tangent; (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
contact as in a communicative interaction
- "the pilot made contact with the base"
- "he got in touch with his colleagues"
Synonyms
- touchthe event of something coming in contact with the body; the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands); a suggestion of some quality; a distinguishing style; the act of putting two things together with no space between them; a slight but appreciable amount; a communicative interaction; a slight attack of illness; the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; deftness in handling matters; the feel of mechanical action; make physical contact with, come in contact with; perceive via the tactile sense; affect emotionally; be relevant to; be in direct physical contact with; have an effect upon; deal with; cause to be in brief contact with; to extend as far as; be equal to in quality or ability; tamper with; make a more or less disguised reference to; comprehend; consume; color lightly
contact as in a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
Synonyms
- contact lensa thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication