lip lock
Mouths pressed together
A lip lock is a prolonged kiss, especially one where mouths are pressed firmly together: They were in a lip lock for what seemed like minutes.
The term emphasizes duration and intensity—a quick peck isn't a lip lock.
Sometimes used as a verb: The couple lip locked in the back row.
Informal term for kissing
- peckDry measure or quick kiss
- snogKiss passionately, informally
- bussAffectionate lip press
- osculationAct of kissing
pucker · mwah · muah · canoodle · nuzzle · brush · contact · mouth
Intense wanting
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- longingIntense, persistent desire
smoldering · torrid · intense · breathless · urgent · hungry · fiery · steamy
Hold closely in arms
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
tryst · flirtation · chemistry · attraction · infatuation · wooing · enamored · lovesick
Leave-taking expression
- reunionGathering after separation
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- departureAct of going away
- cheekAudacity or facial side
platonic · formal · chaste · gesture · congratulatory · ceremonial · celebratory · peck
smooch
Informal term for kissing
osculation · pucker · mwah · muah · canoodle · nuzzle · brush · contact · mouth · sealed
desire
Intense wanting
longing · smoldering · torrid · intense · breathless · urgent · hungry · fiery · steamy · heated
embrace
Hold closely in arms
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
sweetheart · tryst · flirtation · chemistry · attraction · infatuation · wooing · enamored · lovesick · rendezvous
farewell
Leave-taking expression
cheek · platonic · formal · chaste · gesture · congratulatory · ceremonial · celebratory · peck · air kiss
lip lockpeck
Dry measure or quick kiss
air kiss · butterfly kiss · cheek kiss · Eskimo kiss · quick kiss
lip lockcold shoulder
Intentional dismissive treatment
rejection · rebuff · pushing away · recoil · turning away
lock, lip, lips, locked, unlock, locks, locker, locket, lipstick