(osculate)

  • 11osculate — verb a) To kiss someone or something. b) To touch so as to have a common tangent at the point of contact …

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  • 12osculate — Synonyms and related words: blow a kiss, brush, brush by, bus, buss, caress, come in contact, contact, glance, graze, hit, impinge, kiss, lip, nudge, peck, rub, scrape, shave, sideswipe, skim, skirt, smack, smooch, squeak by, touch …

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  • 13osculate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. kiss, touch lips, buss*, smack*, make out*; see also kiss . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To touch or caress with the lips, especially as a sign of passion or affection: buss, kiss, smack1. Informal: peck1. Slang: smooch.… …

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  • 14osculate — see ORAL …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 15osculate — os·cu·late || É‘skjÉ™leɪt / É’skÊŠ v. kiss; touch a curved surface …

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  • 16osculate — [ ɒskjʊleɪt] verb 1》 Mathematics (of curves or surfaces) touch so as to have a common tangent at the point of contact. 2》 humorous kiss. Derivatives osculant adjective osculation noun osculatory adjective Origi …

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  • 17osculate — v. a. 1. Kiss. 2. (Geom.) Touch …

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  • 18osculate — v 1. kiss, Inf. buss, Inf. smack, Inf. smooch, Inf. canoodle, Inf. make out, Inf. fool around, neck, Inf. park, bundle, Inf. spoon. 2. come into contact, be contiguous, touch, graze, skim, brush, rub; clasp, hug, embrace; meet, merge, blend,… …

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  • 19osculate — os·cu·late …

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  • 20osculate — os•cu•late [[t]ˈɒs kyəˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing to kiss • Etymology: 1650–60; < L ōsculārī to kiss …

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