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kiss

noun verb

a light glancing touch

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Word length
4
Starts with
K
Ends with
S
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a light glancing touch

    “there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing”

noun

  1. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

noun

  1. any of several bite-sized candies

noun

  1. a cookie made of egg whites and sugar

verb

  1. touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

    “The newly married couple kissed”

verb

  1. touch lightly or gently

    “the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain”

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Example Sentences

there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing
The newly married couple kissed
She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain

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