kiss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: kĭs
ipa: /kɪs/
ipa: [kʰɪs]
rhymes: -ɪs
Forms: form: kisses
Etymology: From Middle English kis, kys, kus, forms of cos influenced by kissen, from Old English coss, from Proto-West Germanic *koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz.
Senses: examples: text: “It was the most absurd kiss. I don't believe he'd ever kissed a woman in his life before. I threw my head back, and it was a sort of slidy, pecking dab, just on the end of the chin — here.” Mrs. Hauksbee tapped her masculine little chin with her fan.
ref: 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 42:
glosses: A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
examples: text: With some satisfaction, Gergory read this through twice, signed it and added kisses[.]
ref: 1966, Brian W. Aldiss, The Saliva Tree, published 1968, page 67:
glosses: An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
glosses: A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
Synonyms: sense: touch with the lips
word: buss
word: kiss
word: lip clap
word: osculation
word: smooch
word: sugar
word: Yankee dime
Hypernyms: word: gesture
word: touch
Hyponyms: word: butterfly kiss
word: French kiss
word: liplock
word: peck
word: smack
word: smacker
word: smackeroo
word: snog
word: soul kiss
word: tongue kiss
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: air kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: angel's kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: ass kissing
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: ass-kissing
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: Aussie kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: blow a kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: butterfly kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: chef's kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: cloacal kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: cold as a witch's kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: double kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: Eskimo kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: flying kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: foot kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: freedom kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: French kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: Glasgow kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: good night kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: Gorbals kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: gypsie's kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: gypsy's kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: hand-kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: indirect kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: Judas kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss ass
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss-ass
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kissathon
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss cam
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss chase
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss-curl
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss curl
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kissfest
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss-in
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss in the ring
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kissle
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kissless
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kisslike
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss of charity
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss of death
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss off
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss-off
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss of life
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss of peace
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kissogram
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kissproof
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kisstory
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kiss-up
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kissworthy
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: kitty kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: Liverpool kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: nose kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: olfactory kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: rainbow kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: rope kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: soul kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: Spider-Man kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: stage kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: steal a kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: throw a kiss
sense: Terms derived from the noun or verb kiss
word: tongue kiss
Related terms: word: x
word: xo
word: xoxo
word: xoxoxo
word: xxx
word: 💏
word: 💋
word: first base
word: Eskimo kiss
word: kissing booth
word: mwah
word: SWAK
word: SWALK
word: kissathon
word: kissfest
word: smoochfest
word: snogfest
word: kiss chase
word: spin the bottle