kiss
US /kɪs/
noun, verb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
She gave her little daughter a kiss before leaving for work.
Word Family
NounNoun
kiss gốc
kisser
kissing
VerbVerb
kiss gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- peck(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- caressa gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
Collocations
- Easy blow a kissto blow a kiss, meaning to exhale hard
- Medium kiss goodbye to lost investmentto kiss goodbye to lost investment, meaning to touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc
- Hard seal agreement with kiss of peaceto seal agreement with kiss of peace, meaning to make tight; secure against leakage
- Very Hard kiss of death sealing doomto kiss of death sealing doom, meaning to touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc
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