kiss
kiss Lexical Profile
kiss Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A touch or caress with the lips, given as a sign of love, affection, greeting, or respect.
"She gave her grandmother a warm kiss on the cheek before leaving for school."
A small, bite-sized confection, typically made of meringue or chocolate dropped onto a baking sheet.
"The baker arranged tiny meringue kisses around the edge of the lemon tart."
A very light, gentle touch or brush between two objects, such as billiard balls.
"The cue ball gave a slight kiss to the eight ball as it rolled across the felt."
• verb
To touch or caress someone or something with the lips as an expression of affection, greeting, or reverence.
"The parents paused to kiss their sleeping children goodnight."
To touch lightly or brush gently against another surface or object.
"The morning sunlight began to kiss the tops of the distant mountains."
• Rhymes for kiss
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'cyssan' (verb) and 'coss' (noun), of Proto-Germanic origin and ultimately imitative of the sound of kissing.