Analysis Complete

kiss

/ kiss /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a light glancing touch
"there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"
Type of:
touch touching
noun Sense 2
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
Type of:
touch touching
Kinds of:
smack smooch soul kiss deep kiss French kiss
Derived:
buss osculate
noun Sense 3
any of several bite-sized candies
Type of:
candy
Kinds of:
molasses kiss candy kiss meringue kiss chocolate kiss
noun Sense 4
a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
Type of:
cookie cooky biscuit
verb Sense 5
touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone''s mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
"The newly married couple kissed"
"She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
Type of:
touch
Kinds of:
smack peck
Derived:
buss osculation kisser osculator caressing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
touch lightly or gently
"the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"
Type of:
touch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

touch touching smack smooch soul kiss deep kiss French kiss candy molasses kiss candy kiss meringue kiss chocolate kiss