kiss
Noun
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The act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) (synset 100139041)
subtypes:
- smack, smooch - an enthusiastic kiss
- deep kiss, french kiss, soul kiss - an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
same as: buss, osculation - A cookie made of egg whites and sugar (synset 107652478)
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Any of several bite-sized candies (synset 107622373)
is a type of: candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nutssubtypes:
- molasses kiss - a candy kiss that resembles toffee
- meringue kiss - a kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly
- chocolate kiss - a kiss that consists of a conical bite-sized piece of chocolate
- scotch kiss - butterscotch candy kiss
same as: candy kiss -
A light glancing touch (synset 100138898)
"there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"
Verb
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Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. (synset 201433863)
"The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with
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Touch lightly or gently (synset 201434356)
"the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with
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