eye contact
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- visual communication hypernym
Sense 2 noun
contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other
a teacher should make eye contact with the students
Types & categories
- contact hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | visual communication |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | contact |