osculate

English Thesaurus

1. touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	touch,
definition	:	make physical contact with, come in contact with (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	peck, smack,
definition	:	kiss lightly (verb.contact)

2. have at least three points in common with (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	share,
definition	:	have in common (verb.stative)

domain category	:	math, mathematics, maths,
definition	:	a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition)

3. be intermediate between two taxonomic groups (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	be,
definition	:	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)

4. touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. (verb.contact)

derivation	:	buss, kiss, osculation,
definition	:	the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)

derivation	:	caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling,
definition	:	affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) (noun.act)

derivation	:	snogging,
definition	:	(British informal) cuddle and kiss (noun.act)

derivation	:	kisser, osculator,
definition	:	someone who kisses (noun.person)

5. have at least three points in common with (verb.stative)

derivation	:	osculation,
definition	:	(mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent (noun.state)

6. touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. (verb.contact)

derivation	:	buss, kiss, osculation,
definition	:	the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)

derivation	:	caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling,
definition	:	affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) (noun.act)

derivation	:	snogging,
definition	:	(British informal) cuddle and kiss (noun.act)

derivation	:	kisser, osculator,
definition	:	someone who kisses (noun.person)

7. have at least three points in common with (verb.stative)

derivation	:	osculation,
definition	:	(mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent (noun.state)