touch vs contact

touch and contact both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, touch and contact are synonyms defined as:

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

Other hypernyms of touch include impinging, striking.

As verbs, touch and contact are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of touch include adjoin, meet.

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

touch (verb)	contact (verb)
have an effect upon	be in or establish communication with
color lightly	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
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