| contact | close interaction, they kept in daily contact, they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings |
| eye contact | contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other, a teacher should make eye contact with the students |
contact
physical contact | the act of touching physically, her fingers came in contact with the light switch |
| contact sport | a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players |
| burning burning at the stake | execution by fire |
American bittern
stake driver
Botaurus lentiginosus | a kind of bittern |
contact
tangency | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact, they forget to solder the contacts |
| contact contact lens | a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication |
| contact print | a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative |
| electrical contact | contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another |
| stake | a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground |
| stake | instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning |
wiper wiper arm
contact arm | contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet |
liaison
link
contact
inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
| eye contact | a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication, it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave |
| post stake | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track), a pair of posts marked the goal, the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake |
| contact touch | a communicative interaction, the pilot made contact with the base, he got in touch with his colleagues |
contact
impinging
striking | the physical coming together of two or more things, contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull |
| stake race | a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race |
contact
middleman | a person who is in a position to give you special assistance, he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor |
| interest stake | (law) a right or legal share of something, a financial involvement with something, they have interests all over the world, a stake in the company's future |
stake
stakes
bet
wager | the money risked on a gamble |
catalysis
contact action | acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction, of the topcommodity chemicals,are created directly by catalysis and another are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced |
| contact dermatitis | a delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy) |
| contact | the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity, litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid |
reach
get through
get hold of
contact | be in or establish communication with, Our advertisements reach millions, He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia |
bet on
back
gage
stake
game
punt | place a bet on, Which horse are you backing?, I'm betting on the new horse |
touch adjoin meet
contact | 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 |
| impale stake | kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole, the enemies were impaled and left to die |
stake
post | mark with a stake, stake out the path |
| stake | tie or fasten to a stake, stake your goat |
| fly contact | fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference |
venture
hazard adventure
stake
jeopardize | put at risk, I will stake my good reputation for this |
| at stake | to be won or lost, at risk, perhaps a million dollars are at stake |
| at stake | in question or at issue, there is more at stake than your modesty |