Word

kiss, v.
(kissed, kisses, kissing)
freq. cnt. 18

touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

buss kiss osculate snog

sample sentences

"The newly married couple kissed"
"She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

kiss kissing kisser

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

snogging

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

buss

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

osculation osculator

semantic pointers

hypernym

touch

hyponym

smack, peck

touch lightly or gently
<verb.contact>

kiss

sample sentences

"the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

kiss

semantic pointers

hypernym

touch