contact vs touch

contact and touch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contact	Yes	No	Yes	No
touch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, touch is a hypernym of contact; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than contact:

Other hypernyms of contact include touching.

As nouns, contact and touch are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, touch is a hyponym of contact; that is, touch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contact:

Other hyponyms of contact include collision, hit, engagement, interlocking, mesh, meshing, flick, impact, touching.

As verbs, contact and touch are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of contact include adjoin, meet.

contact (noun)	touch (noun)
the act of touching physically	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
close interaction	the feel of mechanical action
(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact	a distinguishing style
a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication	the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
a channel for communication between groups	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
a communicative interaction	deftness in handling matters
the physical coming together of two or more things	the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
a person who is in a position to give you special assistance	a suggestion of some quality
the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity	a communicative interaction
	the event of something coming in contact with the body
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a slight attack of illness

contact (verb)	touch (verb)
be in or establish communication with	have an effect upon
be in direct physical contact with; make contact	color lightly
	comprehend
	make a more or less disguised reference to
	consume
	make physical contact with, come in contact with
	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
	tamper with
	cause to be in brief contact with
	affect emotionally
	perceive via the tactile sense
	deal with; usually used with a form of negation
	be relevant to
	to extend as far as
	be equal to in quality or ability