| 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 |
| clip | a sharp slanting blow, he gave me a clip on the ear |
clip
clipping
snip | the act of clipping or snipping |
| contact sport | a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players |
retention
keeping holding | the act of retaining something |
bicycle clip
trouser clip | a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain |
bulldog clip
alligator clip | a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws |
cartridge holder
cartridge clip
clip
magazine | a metal frame or container holding cartridges, can be inserted into an automatic gun |
| clip | any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together |
| clip | an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress |
| clip art | ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document |
| clip joint | a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment |
| clip lead | a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends |
| clip-on | a device (as an earring, sunglasses, microphone etc.) that is attached by clips |
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 |
paper clip
paperclip
gem clip | a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together, the paper clip was invented in |
| pincurl clip | a variety of clip for holding pin curls |
roach clip
roach holder | metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach |
| tie clip | a piece of jewelry that holds a man's tie in place |
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 |
retentiveness retentivity
retention | the power of retaining liquid, moisture retentivity of soil |
| urinary retention | holding urine in the urinary bladder, he has a problem with urinary retention |
memory
retention
retentiveness
retentivity | the power of retaining and recalling past experience, he had a good memory when he was younger |
liaison
link
contact
inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
| film clip | a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast |
| 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 |
| contact touch | a communicative interaction, the pilot made contact with the base, he got in touch with his colleagues |
time
clip | an instance or single occasion for some event, this time he succeeded, he called four times, he could do ten at a clip |
contact
impinging
striking | the physical coming together of two or more things, contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull |
| retention basin | a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream |
| clip artist | a swindler who fleeces the victim |
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 |
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 |
clip
curtail cut short | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent, My speech was cut short, Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries |
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 |
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 |
snip
clip crop
trim lop
dress prune
cut back | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of, dress the plants in the garden |
| clip | attach with a clip, clip the papers together |
nip nip off
clip snip snip off | sever or remove by pinching or snipping, nip off the flowers |
trot
jog clip | run at a moderately swift pace |
| fly contact | fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference |
| clip-on | attachable by a clip, clip-on earrings, a clip-on bow tie |