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osculate

verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
O
Ends with
E
Contains
SC
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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. have at least three points in common with

    “one curve osculates the other”

verb

  1. be intermediate between two taxonomic groups

    “These species osculate”

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Example Sentences

The newly married couple kissed
She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
one curve osculates the other
these two surfaces osculate
These species osculate

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