kiss — OAT · Shobdo

kiss

verb

1 he kissed her on the lips | close by a couple were kissing:

plant a kiss on, brush one's lips against, blow a kiss to, air-kiss;

informal peck, give a peck to, give a smacker to, smooch, canoodle, neck, pet, kiss and cuddle, bill and coo;

British, informal snog;

North American, informal buss;

informal , dated spoon;

rare osculate.

2 allow your foot just to kiss the floor:

brush against, brush, caress, touch gently, touch lightly, touch, stroke, graze, scrape, shave, skim over, glance off.

noun

1 she gave him a kiss on the cheek:

air kiss;

French kiss, soul kiss;

informal peck, smack, smacker, smackeroo, smooch;

British, informal snog;

North American, informal buss;

rare osculation.

2 the kiss of the flowers against her cheeks:

gentle touch, light touch, caress, brush, stroke;

graze, glance, scrape, shave.