Definition of KISS

kiss

Meanings

Plural: kisses

Noun

  • the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
  • a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
  • any of several bite-sized candies
  • a light glancing touch
    • "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"
  • A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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"
    • "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
  • touch lightly or gently
    • "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"
  • To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
  • To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
  • Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
  • To treat with fondness.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”).
Cognates include Saterland Frisian küsje, Dutch kussen, German Low German küssen, German küssen, Danish kysse, Swedish kyssa, Norwegian kysse, Icelandic kyssa. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ku-, *kus- (probably imitative), with byspels including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kússō), poetic form of κύσω (kúsō, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”).

Synonyms

buss, candy kiss, goozer, kiss, lallygag, lip clap, lips, lock lips, make out, osculate, osculation, pash, play tonsil hockey, smooch, snog, suck face, sugar, swap spit, Yankee dime

Scrabble Score: 8

kiss is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
kiss is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kiss is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

kiss is a valid Words With Friends word