kiss
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Old English cyssan, from Germanic *kussja-, cognates include Dutch kussen, German küssen, Swedish kyssa. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ku- or *kus- (probably imitative), with cognates including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kysso) poet. form of κύσω (kyso) "to kiss", and Hittite kuwassanzi "they kiss".
Homer, Odyssey, 16.15: kusse de min kephalen... "he kissed his forehead"; Aristophanes, Clouds, 56.81: kuson me... "kiss me...", etc.), from κυνέω (kyneo) "to kiss".
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to kiss (third-person singular simple present kisses, present participle kissing, simple past and past participle kissed)
- (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to express love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting, or as part of sexual activity.
- (transitive) To touch lightly or slightly.
- His ball kissed the black into the corner pocket.
- The nearside of the car just kissed a parked truck as he took the corner at high speed.
- (intransitive) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
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- to kiss each other (3)
- to kiss one another (3)
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to touch with the lips
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to touch lightly
to touch each other’s lips
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kiss (plural kisses)
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- A candy or sweet wrapped in paper with twisted ends.
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terms derived from kiss
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touch with the lips
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candy or sweet
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| Genitive | kisss | kissets | ||
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