kiss
Affectionate lip contact
A kiss is a touch of the lips to another person's mouth, face, or body, usually expressing affection or greeting.
When two people kiss, it's typically mouth-to-mouth.
Figuratively, kiss means to touch lightly: The cue ball kissed the six ball.
Common expressions include kiss off (dismiss abruptly), kiss and make up (reconcile), and kiss it good-bye (accept that something is lost). (Capitalized Kiss is the rock band; KISS is the design principle.)
Intense emotional drive
- loveIntense fond attachment
- desireIntense wanting
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
flirtation · ardor · sweetheart · valentine · wooing · smitten · embrace · amour
Gentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- caringShowing kind concern
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
gentleness · endearment · cherish · peck · motherly · fatherly · familial · comfort
Hospitable greeting offered
- salutationExpression of goodwill
- helloCommon spoken greeting
- cheekAudacity or facial side
- embraceHold closely in arms
custom · etiquette · formal · social · reception · meeting · European · cultural
Sweet from cacao seeds
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- departureAct of going away
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
- adieuFormal leave-taking
last · final · wave · airport · train station · leaving · separation · bittersweet
Angled deflection shot
- cueTrigger for action
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- bankPlace holding deposits
- englishSpin on struck ball
rebound · tangent · clip · nick · deflection · snooker · pool · table
Dismissive rejection of someone
Prayer seeking divine favor
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- relicPreserved ancient object
- ringClosed curve shape
altar · veneration · reverence · holy · religious · ceremonial · Pope · bishop
passion
Intense emotional drive
- loveIntense fond attachment
- desireIntense wanting
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
courtship · flirtation · ardor · sweetheart · valentine · wooing · smitten · embrace · amour · yearning
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
devotion · gentleness · endearment · cherish · peck · motherly · fatherly · familial · comfort · reassurance
lips
Mouth's outer edges
gentle · light · graze · brief · linger · moist · dry · warm · tender · caress
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- salutationExpression of goodwill
- helloCommon spoken greeting
- cheekAudacity or facial side
embrace · custom · etiquette · formal · social · reception · meeting · European · cultural · polite
chocolate
Sweet from cacao seeds
goodbye
Departing salutation
adieu · last · final · wave · airport · train station · leaving · separation · bittersweet · tearful
carom
Angled deflection shot
english · rebound · tangent · clip · nick · deflection · snooker · pool · table · shot
brush off
Dismissive rejection of someone
snub · curt · cold shoulder
blessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- relicPreserved ancient object
ring · altar · veneration · reverence · holy · religious · ceremonial · Pope · bishop · icon
- first kissInitial romantic contact
- blow a kissSend airborne affection gesture
- hugs and kissesPhysical expressions of fondness
- kiss and make upResolve conflict affectionately
- kiss meRomantic plea for affection
- French kissDeep, open-mouthed romantic contact
kissing, kissed, kisses, kisser, kissy, kissable, kiss-off, kissability