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English noun: kiss | |||
| 1. | kiss (act) the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) | ||
| Synonyms | buss, osculation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch, touching | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deep kiss, French kiss, smack, smooch, soul kiss | ||
| 2. | kiss (food) a cookie made of egg whites and sugar | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biscuit, cookie, cooky | ||
| 3. | kiss (food) any of several bite-sized candies | ||
| Synonyms | candy kiss | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | candy, confect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chocolate kiss, meringue kiss, molasses kiss, Scotch kiss | ||
| 4. | kiss (act) a light glancing touch | ||
| Samples | There was a brief kiss of their hands in passing. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch, touching | ||
English verb: kiss | |||
| 1. | kiss (contact) touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. | ||
| Samples | The newly married couple kissed. She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot kiss Sue | ||
| Synonyms | buss, osculate, snog | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | peck, smack | ||
| 2. | kiss (contact) touch lightly or gently | ||
| Samples | The blossoms were kissed by the soft rain. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch | ||
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