| 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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