kiss
A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greetingA touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
» Tom surprised Mary with a kiss.
Tom überraschte Mary mit einem Kuss.
Том здивував Мері поцілунком.
Meaning
5 sensesA touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
Kuss, Busserl, Bussi
поцелу́йpocelúj
поцілу́нокpocilúnok
An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
безе́bezé
The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
- a light glancing touch
- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- any of several bite-sized candies
- a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
Examples
3668 sentencesTom surprised Mary with a kiss.
Том здивував Мері поцілунком.
deTom überraschte Mary mit einem Kuss.
I want you to kiss me.
Я хочу, щоб ти мене поцілував.
ruЯ хочу, чтобы ты меня поцеловал.
Do you want to kiss me?
Ти хочеш поцілувати мене?
ruТы хочешь поцеловать меня?
deWillst du mir einen Kuss geben?
I love the way you kiss.
Мені подобається, як ти цілуєшся.
ruМне нравится, как ты целуешься.
Tom gave Mary a big kiss.
Том міцно поцілував Мері.
ruТом крепко поцеловал Мэри.
deTom gab Maria einen dicken Kuss.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English kis, kys, kus, forms of cos influenced by kissen, from Old English cosFrom Middle English kis, kys, kus, forms of cos influenced by kissen, from Old English coss, from Proto-West Germanic *koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz.
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Forms
plural: kissesSynonyms
8 synonyms- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof):bussosculation
- any of several bite-sized candies:candy kiss
Word family
49 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- kissed each other
- want to kiss
- ever kissed
- tried to kiss
- kissed each
- going to kiss
- to kiss her
- never kissed
- and kissed her
- kisses her husband
- hugged and kissed
- kisses his wife