noun

1. close interaction

e.g. they kept in daily contact
they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings

2. the act of touching physically

e.g. her fingers came in contact with the light switch

Synonym: physical contact

3. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

e.g. they forget to solder the contacts

Synonym: tangency

4. a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

Synonym: contact lens

5. a channel for communication between groups

e.g. he provided a liaison with the guerrillas

Synonym: liaisonlinkinter-group communication

6. a communicative interaction

e.g. the pilot made contact with the base
he got in touch with his colleagues

Synonym: touch

7. the physical coming together of two or more things

e.g. contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull

Synonym: impingingstriking

8. a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

e.g. he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor

Synonym: middleman

9. the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

e.g. litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid

noun

1. the trait of being uncommunicative
not volunteering anything more than necessary

Synonym: reticencetaciturnity

2. formality and propriety of manner

Synonym: modesty

3. armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

Synonym: military reserve

4. a district that is reserved for particular purpose

Synonym: reservation

5. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

Synonym: substitutesecond-stringer

6. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

Synonym: backlogstockpile

7. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

noun

1. the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

2. the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)

e.g. wondered who had made the booking

Synonym: booking

3. an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

Synonym: mental reservationarriere pensee

4. something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)

5. a statement that limits or restricts some claim

e.g. he recommended her without any reservations

Synonym: qualification

6. the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

7. a district that is reserved for particular purpose

Synonym: reserve

noun

1. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

e.g. the wait was an ordeal for him

Synonym: waiting

2. time during which some action is awaited

e.g. instant replay caused too long a delay
he ordered a hold in the action

Synonym: delayholdtime lagpostponement

noun

1. the quality of being at hand when needed

Synonym: handinessaccessibilityavailableness