kiss
/kɪs/ noun A1- 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.
Plural kisses
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“I don’t like the look of it at all,” said the King: “however, it may kiss my hand if it likes.”
How clever you are, Joe—and—kiss me, Joe—and what made you ever suspect that I wasn’t giving music lessons to Clementina?”
“We must kiss her quiet brows and, Diana, you say, ‘Sister, farewell forever,’ and Ruby, you say, ‘Farewell, sweet sister,’ both of you as sorrowfully as you possibly can.
“I could kiss everything, even to the clock.
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