| VERB | stative | osculate | be intermediate between two taxonomic groups |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | osculate | have at least three points in common with | |
| contact | osculate, snog, kiss, buss | touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. |
| Meaning | Be intermediate between two taxonomic groups. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "These species osculate" | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Meaning | Have at least three points in common with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Broader | share | Have in common |
| Nouns | osculation | (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent |
| Meaning | Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | Sam cannot osculate Sue | |
| Synonyms | snog, kiss, buss | |
| Narrower | smack, peck | kiss lightly |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Spanish | besarse, besar | |
| Catalan | besar-se, besar, petonejar | |
| Nouns | osculation | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) |
| osculator | someone who kisses | |
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