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   kiss

   /kis/

   verb

   • 1. touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, reverence, or greeting: "he kissed her on the lips" Similar plant a kiss onbrush one's lips againstblow a kiss toair-kissinformal:peckgive a peck togive a smacker tosmoochcanoodleneckpetkiss and cuddlebill and coosnogbussinformal, dated:spoonrare:osculate
   • 2. (of a ball) lightly touch (another ball) in passing.

   noun

   • 1. a touch with the lips in kissing: "a quick kiss on the cheek" Similar air kissFrench kisssoul kissXinformal:pecksmacksmackersmackeroosmoochsnogbussrare:osculation
   • ▪ used to express affection at the end of a letter (conventionally represented by the letter X): "she sent lots of love and a whole line of kisses"
   • 2. a slight touch of a ball against another ball.
   • 3. a small cake or cookie, typically a meringue. North American
   • ▪ a small candy, especially one made of chocolate.

   Word Origin Old Englishcyssan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kussen and German küssen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. kissable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • K

     5

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

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