kiss
has definitions from the fields of food,chemistry
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[ verb ] touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
Examples "The newly married couple kissed" "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)Rachel came close to the bed , bent as if she would kiss him , then moved away . This time Rachel kissed him lightly on the forehead . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)Once there had been big glittering rooms where Ulanys bowed and kissed the ladies ' hands as they flirted from behind their fans . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)It was late , we were playing kissing games , and Jessica and I called_on to kiss in_front_of the others . In or out , should I kiss her good-night ? |
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[ noun ] the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
Synonyms Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)An early film by a competitor of the Wizard of Menlo_Park simply showed a long kiss performed by two actors of the contemporary stage . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)But , kindled by his kiss , his caressing hand , her desire was aflame . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)Like Eliot , in my fantasies , I had a proud bearing and , with a skill that was vaguely continental , I would lead Jessica through an evening of dancing and handsome descriptions of my newest exploits , would guide her gently to the night 's climax which , in my dreams , was always represented by our almost suffocating one another to death with deep , moist kisses burning with love . The kiss outraged our friends but it was done and meanwhile had released in me all the remote , exciting premonitions of lust , all the mysterious sensations that I had imagined a truly consummated kiss would convey to me . The kiss outraged our friends but it was done and meanwhile had released in me all the remote , exciting premonitions of lust , all the mysterious sensations that I had imagined a truly consummated kiss would convey to me . |
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[ verb ] touch lightly or gently
Examples "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (food) any of several bite-sized candies
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12807
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