VERB | contact | kiss, snog, buss, osculate | touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. |
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contact | kiss | touch lightly or gently | |
NOUN | act | kiss, buss, osculation | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) |
food | kiss | a cookie made of egg whites and sugar | |
food | kiss, candy kiss | any of several bite-sized candies | |
act | kiss | a light / light glancing touch |
Sounds | kih's | |
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Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... |
Meaning | The act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof). | |
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Synonyms | buss, osculation | |
Narrower | smack, smooch | An enthusiastic kiss |
soul kiss, deep kiss, French kiss | An openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth | |
Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
Spanish | beso, buss | |
Catalan | besada, bes, buss, petó | |
Verbs | kiss | touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. |
Meaning | A cookie made of egg whites and sugar. | |
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Broader | cookie, cooky, biscuit | Any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term) |
Meaning | Any of several bite-sized candies. | |
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Synonym | candy kiss | |
Narrower | Scotch kiss | butterscotch candy kiss |
chocolate kiss | A kiss that consists of a conical bite-sized piece of chocolate | |
meringue kiss | A kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly | |
molasses kiss | A candy kiss that resembles toffee | |
Broader | candy, confect | A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts |
Meaning | A light / light glancing touch. | |
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Example | "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing" | |
Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
Catalan | frec | |
Verbs | kiss | touch lightly or gently |
Meaning | Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Model | Sam cannot kiss Sue | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | snog, buss, osculate | |
Narrower | smack, peck | kiss lightly |
Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
Spanish | besarse, besar | |
Catalan | besar-se, besar, petonejar | |
Nouns | kiss | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) |
kisser | someone who kisses | |
kissing | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) |
Meaning | touch lightly or gently. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Example | "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain" | |
Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
Spanish | besar | |
Catalan | besar | |
Nouns | kiss | a light / light glancing touch |
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