kiss

[ kis ]

/ kɪs /

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 Phrases

kiss off, 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.

Idioms for kiss

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.

Origin of kiss

before 900; Middle English kissen to kiss, Old English cyssan (cognate with German küssen, Old Norse kyssa), derivative of Old English coss a kiss; cognate with Old Norse koss, German Küss

OTHER WORDS FROM kiss

out·kiss, verb (used with object) un·kissed, adjective

Words nearby kiss

kiska, kiskadee, kislev, kismayu, kismet, kiss, kiss and make up, kiss and tell, kiss ass, kiss curl, kiss good-bye

Definition for kiss (2 of 2)

KISS

[ kis ]

/ kɪs /

noun

keep it simple, stupid: the principle that a product, service, system, etc., should be easy to learn and use.

Example sentences from the Web for kiss

He tries to kiss her again, but, he writes, “she didn't comply.”

School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website |Brandy Zadrozny |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Joe Biden was there to ‘kiss the ring,’ while John McCain boasted of a record 101 appearances.

Kissy-Face The Nation: Washington’s Power Elite Smooch Bob Schieffer |Lloyd Grove |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When I tell her that Clooney is rumored to also kiss the Dowager Countess during the episode, she chuckles.

Elizabeth McGovern on the ‘Downton Abbey’ Xmas Album and Lady Grantham’s Kiss with George Clooney |Marlow Stern |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He would pull her toward him, hug her, kiss her, and stroke her hair.

It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine |Alex Suskind |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

When he was done, he gave his daughter a kiss on the forehead.

The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read |David Weigel |August 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I say, you must be very fond of flowers to look at them so long, as if you wanted to kiss them!

The Flower Girl of The Chteau d'Eau, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XV) |Charles Paul de Kock
Augustus also placed another statue of him in his bed-chamber, and used to kiss it as often as he entered the apartment.

The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete |C. Suetonius Tranquillus
He had never thought a kiss could be so sweet, and yet he could have wept, he knew not why.

Dr. Heidenhoff's Process |Edward Bellamy
Yet with other women it affords me mad pleasure to kiss them, every part of their bodies.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6) |Havelock Ellis
She wanted a touch at which she need not shudder, and surely it was fitting that some one should kiss her on her wedding-day.

Moor Fires |E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young

British Dictionary definitions for kiss (1 of 2)

kiss

/ (kɪs) /

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 Related adjective: oscular

a light touch

a small light sweet or cake, such as one made chiefly of egg white and sugar coffee kisses

Derived forms of kiss

kissable, adjective

Word Origin for kiss

Old English cyssan, from coss; compare Old High German kussen, Old Norse kyssa

British Dictionary definitions for kiss (2 of 2)

KISS

/ text messaging /

abbreviation for

keep it simple, stupid

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verb (used without object)

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