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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'KISS' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions kiss noun  A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. A candy or sweet wrapped in paper with twisted ends. Translations:  Dutch: nl(nl, kus}}, {{t+)zoen French: baiser , bisou , bécot , bec (italbrac, Quebec), bise German: KuíŸ(de)m, Kuss(de)m Italian: bacio(it)m Spanish: beso(es)m verb (kiss, es) (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to express love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting, or as part of WikiSaurus:sexual activity, sexual activity. (transitive) To touch lightly or slightly. His ball kissed the black into the corner pocket. The nearside of the car just kissed a parked truck as he took the corner at high speed. (intransitive) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. Translations:  Dutch: elkaar kussen, elkaar zoenen French: s'embrasser German: sich kí¼ssen Italian: baciarsi(it) Spanish: besarse Etymology: cyssan, from (Ger.) kussja-, from kus- (probably imitative). Cognates include Dutch kussen, German kíssen, Swedish kyssa. However, the oldest attested record for the word, is the Ancient Greek (kysso) poet. form of (') "to kiss" (Homer, Odyssey, 16.15: kusse de min kephalen... "he kissed his forehead"; Aristophanes, Clouds, 56.81: kuson me... "kiss me...", etc.), from ' (kyneo'') "to kiss".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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