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kiss | kid |

As a phrase kiss

is .

As a noun kid is

a young goat or kid can be a fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.

As a verb kid is

(colloquial) to make a fool of (someone).

kiss

English

Verb

(es)
  • (lb) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to express love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
  • *(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • *:Hekissed her lips with such a clamorous smack, / That at the parting all the church echoed.
  • *
  • *:But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge, little dreaming that the deadly tube was levelled at them.
  • (lb) To touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
  • :
  • *(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • *:Like fire and powder, / Which as they kiss consume.
  • * (1809-1892)
  • *:Rose, rose and clematis, / Trail and twine and clasp and kiss .
  • (lb) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
  • (lb) To mark a cross (X) after one's name on a card, etc.
  • Synonyms

    * to kiss each other (3) * to kiss one another (3) * See also

    Noun

    (es)
  • A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
  • An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message.
  • A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See (w, Hershey's Kisses).
  • Derived terms

    * ass kissing * blow a kiss * French kiss * good night kiss * kiss and cry * kiss and make up * kiss ass, kiss-ass * kiss chase * kiss goodbye * kisser * kiss my ass/kiss my arse * kiss of death * kiss off * kiss of life * kissogram * kiss the gunner's daughter * kiss the hem of someone's garment * kiss-up * kiss up * soul kiss * tongue kiss

    See also

    * x * xo * xoxo * xoxoxo * xxx

    Anagrams

    * (l) ----

    kid

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) kide, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young goat.
  • * 1719 , (Daniel Defoe), ,
  • I went, indeed, intending to kill a kid' out of my own flock; and bring it home and dress it; but as I was going I saw a she-goat lying down in the shade, and two young ' kids sitting by her.
  • Of a goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid .
  • Kidskin.
  • * 1912 , (Jean Webster), ,
  • I have three pairs of kid' gloves. I've had '''kid''' mittens before from the Christmas tree, but never real ' kid gloves with five fingers.
  • (uncountable) The meat of a young goat.
  • * 1819 , (Walter Scott), , Chapter 5,
  • So saying, he gathered together, and brought to a flame, the decaying brands which lay scattered on the ample hearth; took from the larger board a mess of pottage and seethed kid , placed it upon the small table at which he had himself supped, and, without waiting the Jew's thanks, went to the other side of the hall; .
  • A young antelope.
  • (colloquial) A child or young person.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=15 citation , passage=‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid' s clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’}}
  • * 2007 July 5, (Barack Obama), ,
  • Our kids' are why all of you are in this room today. Our '''kids''' are why you wake up wondering how you'll make a difference and go to bed thinking about tomorrow's lesson plan. Our ' kids are why you walk into that classroom every day even when you're not getting the support, or the pay, or the respect that you deserve - because you believe that every child should have a chance to succeed; that every child can be taught.
  • (colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.
  • * 2007 June 3, (Eben Moglen), speech, ,
  • I remember as a kid lawyer working at IBM in the summer of 1983, when a large insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut, for the first time asked to buy 12000 IBM PCs in a single order.
  • (nautical) A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.
  • (Cooper)
    Synonyms
    * (kidskin) kid leather * (meat of a young goat) cabrito * see also
    Derived terms
    * handle with kid gloves * kiddy * kidly * kidskin * kidult * quiz kid * whiz kid

    Verb

    (kidd)
  • (colloquial) To make a fool of (someone).
  • (colloquial) To make a joke with (someone).
  • Of a goat, to give birth to kids.
  • (colloquial) To joke.
  • You're kidding !
    Only kidding

    See also

    * suede

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) cidysen.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.
  • (Wright)

    Anagrams

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