nounπShareThe act of touching physically; being in close association."The contacts between the students during lunch break were brief but friendly. "actionhumanbodysensationcommunicationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe establishment of communication (with)."The astronaut reported successful contacts with mission control after landing on Mars. "communicationorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA nodule designed to connect a device with something else."Touch the contact to ground and read the number again."deviceelectronicstechnologymachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomeone with whom one is in communication."The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients."communicationpersonbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA contact lens."I need to clean my contacts before I put them in. "medicinebodyorganappearanceanatomydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA device designed for repetitive connections."The circuit board used contacts to repeatedly connect and disconnect power to different parts of the machine. "deviceelectronicsmachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(by ellipsis) Contact juggling."I bought myself a new contact ball last week"entertainmentsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock."The geologist pointed to the contacts where the dark, volcanic rock met the lighter-colored limestone in the cliff face. "geologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo touch; to come into physical contact with."The side of the car contacted the pedestrian."bodyactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo establish communication with something or someone"I am trying to contact my sister."communicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading