contact
/ˈkɑntækt/ noun A2- The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- The establishment of communication (with). · I haven't been in contact with her for years.
- The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else. · Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
- Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication. · Who is the company's contact for sales queries?· The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
- A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
- A contact lens.
- A device designed for repetitive connections.
Plural contacts
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Each time he had been brought into contact with his father, something terrible had happened.
You see, at the commencement of an investigation it is something to know that your client is in close contact with some one who, for good or evil, has an exceptional nature.
d’Épinay into personal contact.
None of this had escaped the count, and even by this mere contact of individuals the scene had already acquired considerable interest for an observer.
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