Contact and Rubbing

Contact

Contact noun - An acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world.

Rubbing and contact are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rubbing" instead a noun "Contact".

Nearby Words: contacted, contactor, contacting

Rubbing

Rubbing noun - Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure.
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Synonyms for Rubbing

Contact and rubbing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contact" instead a noun "Rubbing".

Nearby Words: rubbed, rubber

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Genesis of Aquarion Cosmic Plaything: Reika, who is really, really unlucky, and tends to avoid human contact whenever possible to prevent her bad luck from "rubbing off" on those close to her.
  • A Lady on Each Arm In Star Trek: First Contact holodeck gangster Nicky the Nose has two flapper girls rubbing his shoulders.
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