contact
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- noun
- /ˈkɒntækt/
- We've all lacked in person contact with friends and with peers.
- direct contact
- physical contact
- come into contact
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Watch on YouTubeWe've all lacked in person contact with friends and with peers.
- We've all lacked in person contact with friends and with peers.
- Lots of kind of hand contact and rubbing is not good.
- He said I felt contact and lost my boot.
- They nicely slot in no direct contact to the metal rails themselves.
- And being more soft and more contact is important, right?
- Because in some ways, at that point, no contact doesn't matter.
- And we don't have direct contact with the real world.
Examples
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My whole being is concentrated in that single point of contact: hand on hand.
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The doctor explained that avoiding physical contact with sick individuals can prevent the spread of illness.
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We both decided to just cut off all contact and and go our separate ways.
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I think a lot of people have come in contact with running.
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You been in contact with him?
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l lost contact with everybody there.
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But no physical contact, the deal's off.
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I mean, those two should not be allowed contact.
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If you come in contact with the infected, seek medical attention immediately.
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I bet they hadn't seen human contact in a generation.
Synonyms
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Touch between people or between a person and an object
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Contact when two things are put together with no space between them
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The state of being next to or touching something
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Compounds
- Specialized
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Red, itchy skin caused by touching something that hurts the skin
- Specialized
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A point or surface that lets electricity flow from one part to another
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A print made by putting a negative directly on photo paper, making the image the same size
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A microphone that picks up sound when it touches an object like a guitar or window
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A metal piece that turns to touch different contact points and connect circuits
- Archaic
A small electronic part that lets electricity flow in one direction when a metal point touches a crystal
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Etymology
Contact comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and tangere 'to touch', so its basic idea is 'touching together'. That is why contact can mean physical touching or being in direct connection.