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Kiss vs Smudge - What's the difference?

kiss | smudge |

As a phrase kiss

is .

As a noun smudge is

a blemish; a smear.

As a verb smudge is

to obscure by blurring; to smear.

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. ΒΆ, 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) ----

    smudge

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blemish; a smear.
    • There was a smudge on the paper.
  • Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.
    • (Grose)
  • (US) A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, etc. to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
    • (Bartlett)
    Synonyms
    * blur, smear, stain

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) smogen.

    Verb

    (smudg)
  • To obscure by blurring; to smear.
  • To soil or smear with dirt.
  • To use dense smoke to protect from insects.
  • To stifle or smother with smoke.
  • (North American Indigenous) To burn herbs as a cleansing ritual.
    • Synonyms
    * (to obscure by blurring) blur, smear * (to soil or smear with dirt) smutch, soil * (to use smoke against insects) fumigate

    Related terms

    * smudgily * smudginess * smudgy

    Anagrams

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