Thesaurus:kiss

Thesaurus:kiss

THESAURUS

kiss

English

Synonyms

• buss    [WS]

• goozer

• kiss

• lallygag (archaic, US)

• lock lips

• make out (US)

• osculate

• pash (Australia)

• play tonsil hockey

• smooch

• snog (UK)

• suck face

• swap spit

Hyponyms

• air kiss

• blow a kiss

• French kiss

• get off with (UK)

• get to first base (US)

• mwah-mwah

• neck (chiefly US)

• tongue

• tongue kiss

Holonyms

• caress

• greeting    [WS]

Coordinate terms

• embrace    [WS]

See also

• Thesaurus:buss (noun)

Further reading

• “902. endearment” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “kiss” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.