Hypernyms for "contact"
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abut
adhere
adjoin
attach
border
breaker point
brush
butt
butt against
butt on
chafe
cleave
cling
cohere
collision
contact arm
cover
distributor point
edge
electrical contact
engagement
environ
eye contact
fair ball
flick
fray
fret
hit
hug
impact
interlocking
laying on
lean against
lean on
march
mesh
meshing
osculation
ping
placement
p-n junction
point
pole
raise
rest on
ring
rub
scratch
short
short circuit
skirt
snick
sound bow
spread over
stick
surround
tangency
terminal
touch
touching
tread
wipe
wiper
wiper arm
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.