kisses Definition

kiss
verb kissed, kissing

1. To touch someone with the lips, or to press one's lips against them, as a greeting, sign of affection, etc.
intr
2. To kiss one another on the lips.
3. To express something by kissing.

Example: kissed them goodbye
intr
4. Said of billiard or snooker balls: to touch each other gently while moving.

noun kisses

1. An act of kissing.

Thesaurus: osculation, caress, smooch (slang), peck (slang).
2. A gentle touch.

Derivative: kissable
adj

Derivative: kisser

Note: usually with preceding adj
A person who kisses in a specified way.
Example: a good kisser
Example: a sloppy kisser

slang
The mouth or face.

Idiom: kiss and tell

colloq
To give an account of sexual exploits to a newspaper, etc, especially when these involve a celebrity. See also separate entry kiss-and-tell.

Idiom: kiss hands

To kiss the sovereign's hands on acceptance of high office.

Idiom: kiss my arse!

An exclamation used to express contempt or to reject or dismiss someone or something out of hand
Example: You expect me to forgive you? Well, you can kiss my arse!

Idiom: kiss someone's arse

slang
To curry favour with them.

Idiom: kiss the dust

To be overthrown, humiliated, etc.

Idiom: kiss and make up

To be mutually forgiving and so become reconciled.

Idiom: kiss something better

To show loving sympathy towards someone's physical or emotional injury
Example: Mummy, kiss my sore knee better.

Idiom: kiss something goodbye (kiss goodbye to something)

To lose the chance of having it, especially through folly, mismanagement, etc
Example: guess we can kiss goodbye to a holiday this year.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cyssan.