kiss · Contextualize

Etymology

From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian küsje, Dutch kussen, German Low German küssen, German küssen, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål kysse, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish kyssa. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ku-, *kus- (probably imitative), with byspels including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kússō), poetic form of κύσω (kúsō, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”).

inherited from *kussijaną✻ — “to kiss”
inherited from *kussijan✻
inherited from cyssan — “to kiss”
inherited from kissen

Definitions

1
To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or…
To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- He […] kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack, / That at the parting all the church echoed.
- I'll kiss thy foot. I'll swear myself thy subject.
2
To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly
To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- The nearside of the car just kissed a parked truck as he took the corner at high speed.
- His ball kissed the black into the corner pocket.
- Like fire and powder, / Which as they kiss consume.
3
Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or…
Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
- We're kissing in the moonlight / Love was shining so bright and true
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1. To treat with fondness.
2. A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
3. 6
  An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the…
  An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
  - With some satisfaction, Gergory read this through twice, signed it and added kisses[.]
4. A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's…
  A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
5. The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude…
  The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
6. A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally…
  A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
7. 10
  Acronym of keep it simple, stupid.
  - KISS when you're writing.
8. A surname from Hungarian.

The neighborhood

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synonymlips
synonymlock lips
synonymosculate
synonympash
synonymplay tonsil hockey
synonymsnog
synonymsuck face
synonymswap spit
synonymkiss
neighborair kiss
neighborblow a kiss
neighborget off with
neighborget to first base
neighbormake out
neighbormeet
neighbormwah-mwah
neighborneck
neighbortongue
neighborFrench kiss
neighbortongue kiss
neighborx

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at kiss. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at kiss. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at kiss

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

Etymology

Definitions

The neighborhood

Derived

Vish — recursive loop