Kiss

9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kiss \Kiss\, n. [OE. kiss, derived under the influence of the
     verb from the older form coss, AS. coss. See {Kiss}, v.]
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     1. A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection,
        respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of
        reconciliation.


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              Last with a kiss, she took a long farewell.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              Dear as remembered kisses after death. --Tennyson.
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     2. A small piece of confectionery.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kiss \Kiss\ (k[i^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kissed} (k[i^]st);p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Kissing}.] [OE. kissen, cussen, AS. cyssan, fr.
     coss a kiss; of uncertain origin; akin to D. kus, G. kuss,
     Icel. koss.]
     1. To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection,
        reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.
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              He . . . kissed her lips with such a clamorous
              smack,
              That at the parting all the church echoed. --Shak.
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     2. To touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly.
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              When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees.
                                                    --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kiss \Kiss\, v. i.
     1. To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love,
        respect, etc.; as, kiss and make friends.
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     2. To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly.
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              Like fire and powder,
              Which as they kiss consume.           --Shak.
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              Rose, rose and clematis,
              Trail and twine and clasp and kiss.   --Tennyson.
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     {Kissing comfit}, a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath.
        [Obs or Prov. End.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kiss
       n 1: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
            [syn: {buss}, {osculation}]
       2: a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
       3: any of several bite-sized candies
       4: a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their
          hands in passing"
       v 1: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's
            mouth or other body part) as an expression of love,
            greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She
            kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered
            the room" [syn: {buss}, {osculate}]
       2: touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the
          soft rain"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  100 Moby Thesaurus words for "kiss":
     abandon, accost, address, attouchement, bid good day,
     bid good morning, blow a kiss, bob, bow, bow to, breath, brush,
     brush by, buss, caress, come in contact, contact, contingence,
     curtsy, cutaneous sense, desert, dismiss, disregard, embrace,
     exchange greetings, feel, feeling, fingertip caress, flick,
     forsake, give up, glance, graze, greet, greeting, hail, hand-clasp,
     hand-mindedness, handshake, hello, hit, how-do-you-do, hug, ignore,
     impinge, impingement, impingence, kiss hands, lambency, lap, lick,
     lift the hat, light touch, lip, neck, nod, nod to, nudge, osculate,
     osculation, peck, pull the forelock, relinquish, renounce,
     repudiate, rub, salutation, salute, say hello, scrape,
     sense of touch, shake, shake hands, shave, sideswipe, skim, skirt,
     smack, smacker, smile, smile of recognition, smooch, spoon,
     squeak by, stroke, sweep, tactile sense, taction, tangency, tap,
     tentative contact, tentative poke, touch, touch lightly,
     touch the hat, touch upon, touching, uncover, wave, whisper
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  KISS
       Keep It Simple, Stupid (telecommunication, Usenet, IRC)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  KISS
       
          Early system on IBM 650.  Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
       
       

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Kiss
     of affection (Gen. 27:26, 27; 29:13; Luke 7:38, 45);
     reconciliation (Gen. 33:4; 2 Sam. 14:33); leave-taking (Gen.
     31:28,55; Ruth 1:14; 2 Sam. 19:39); homage (Ps. 2:12; 1 Sam.
     10:1); spoken of as between parents and children (Gen. 27:26;
     31:28, 55; 48:10; 50:1; Ex. 18:7; Ruth 1:9, 14); between male
     relatives (Gen. 29:13; 33:4; 45:15). It accompanied social
     worship as a symbol of brotherly love (Rom. 16:16; 1 Cor. 16:20;
     2 Cor. 13:12; 1 Thess. 5:26; 1 Pet. 5:14). The worship of idols
     was by kissing the image or the hand toward the image (1 Kings
     19:18; Hos. 13:2).
     

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  KISS, n.  A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for "bliss."  It is
  supposed to signify, in a general way, some kind of rite or ceremony
  appertaining to a good understanding; but the manner of its
  performance is unknown to this lexicographer.