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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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verb
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
Have at least three points in common with
“One curve osculates the other”
verb
Be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
“These species osculate”
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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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