contact
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈkɒntækt/
:
lente de contacto
- So I do wear desio contacts in innocent white.
- a contact lens
I'm most likely going to take these contacts out and wear my glasses.
- I'm most likely going to take these contacts out and wear my glasses.
- So I do wear desio contacts in innocent white.
- OK, guys, so I took out my contacts because my eyes were burning.
- Sunglasses, regular glasses or contacts stop it from working.
- Hey, this arm, you know, I forgot my contacts at home, like, oh, I'm helpless.
- I, I adjusted my contact type and I started making better progress.
- Now, your eyes, we have what's called eye caps, and those look like contacts with ridges.
- Look right now I'm about to like slap some black on, put my contacts in and run.
Examples
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OK, guys, so I took out my contacts because my eyes were burning.
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I'm most likely going to take these contacts out and wear my glasses.
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And that contact fell out yesterday, last night.
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When I reach you outside without my contact, then I can not recognize you.
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Oh, damn, I lost a contact.
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These are the best contacts I have ever tried.
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With contact lenses, of course.
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Except I've gotta take my contact lenses out.
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In my mid-thirties, then, contact lenses gave me presbyopia, which is associated with middle age.
Academic text (2007) -
I can't see clearly without my contact lens.
Synonyms
33
2.5
A thin lens you wear on your eye to help you see
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.1
Red, itchy skin caused by touching something that hurts the skin
- Specialized
1
4.1
A point or surface that lets electricity flow from one part to another
- Specialized
A microphone that picks up sound when it touches an object like a guitar or window
- Specialized
A print made by putting a negative directly on photo paper, making the image the same size
- Specialized
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Contact comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and tangere 'to touch', so it means 'touching together'; a contact lens is called that because it actually 'touches' the eye.