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kiss
1[ kis ]
verb (used with object)
- to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.:
He kissed his son on the cheek.
- to join lips with in this way:
She kissed him and left.
- to touch gently or lightly:
The breeze kissed her face.
- to put, bring, take, etc., by, or as if by, kissing:
She kissed the baby's tears away.
- Billiards, Pool. (of a ball) to make slight contact with or brush (another ball).
verb (used without object)
- to join lips in respect, affection, love, passion, etc.:
They kissed passionately.
- to express a thought, feeling, etc., by a contact of the lips:
They kissed goodbye at the station.
- to purse and then part the lips, emitting a smacking sound, as in kissing someone.
- Billiards, Pool. (of a ball) to carom gently off or touch another ball.
noun
- an act or instance of kissing.
- a slight touch or contact.
- Billiards, Pool. the slight touch of one ball by another.
- a baked confection of egg whites and confectioners' sugar, served as a cookie.
- a piece of toffeelike confectionery, sometimes containing nuts, coconut, or the like.
- a small, sometimes conical, bite-size piece of chocolate, usually individually wrapped.
verb phrase
- Slang.
- to reject, dismiss, or ignore:
He kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand.
- (used to express contemptuous rejection or dismissal).
- to give up, renounce, or dispense with:
Leaving Tulsa meant kissing off a promising job.
KISS
2[ kis ]
noun
- keep it simple, stupid: the principle that a product, service, system, etc., should be easy to learn and use.
kiss
1/ ɪ /
verb
- tr to touch with the lips or press the lips against as an expression of love, greeting, respect, etc
- intr to join lips with another person in an act of love or desire
- to touch (each other) lightly
their hands kissed
- billiards (of balls) to touch (each other) lightly while moving
noun
- the act of kissing; a caress with the lips oscular
- a light touch
- a small light sweet or cake, such as one made chiefly of egg white and sugar
coffee kisses
KISS
2abbreviation for
- keep it simple, stupid
Derived Forms
- ˈ쾱, adjective
Other Word Forms
- dzܳk verb (used with object)
- ܲ·쾱 adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of kiss1
Word History and Origins
Origin of kiss1
Idioms and Phrases
- blow / throw a kiss, to indicate an intended kiss from a distance, usually in bidding farewell, by kissing one's own fingertips and moving the hand toward the person greeted.
- kiss ass, Slang: Vulgar. to be obsequious; fawn.
Example Sentences
Incensed, the men stated they were together and kissed each other.
Having to kiss her daughter goodbye at the theatre door is difficult and the tears flow.
In the picture, Cyrus dons a pair of green bunny ears and gives Hurley a kiss on the cheek as they lean against a wooden fence in a lush pasture.
In 2019, in a highly symbolic moment at the Vatican, the Pope knelt down and kissed the feet of South Sudan's rival leaders.
After landing, she kissed the ground, saying she felt "so connected to love".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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