kiss
IPA: kˈɪs
noun
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- 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.
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
- (aviation) A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
- A surname from Hungarian.
verb
- (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- (intransitive) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
- (transitive, archaic) To treat with fondness.
- Acronym of keep it simple, stupid.
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Examples of "kiss" in Sentences
- The final scene shows the couple kissing.
- The lovers embrace in the water and kiss.
- The kiss, however, unsettles the both of them.
- The custom consists of kissing hands of the monarch.
- A timid and chaste kiss is the prize for the serenata.
- In general, the value is given by the kissing numbers.
- Kissing under the mistletoe in Christmas is a tradition.
- In the photo, the woman blows a kiss to the photographer.
- There is commentary about the stylised shot of the couple kissing.
- La Gambogi leaves the couple happily kissing as the mask melts in the sun.
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