kiss : Idioms & Phrases

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candy kiss

  • noun any of several bite-sized candies
    kiss.
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chocolate kiss

  • noun a kiss that consists of a conical bite-sized piece of chocolate
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deep kiss

  • noun an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
    deep kiss; French kiss.
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french kiss

  • noun an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
    deep kiss; French kiss.
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Judas kiss

  • a deceitful and treacherous kiss.
Webster 1913

kiss curl

  • noun a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek
    spit curl.
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kiss of death

  • noun something that is ruinous
    • if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career
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kiss of life

  • noun an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
    CPR; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; cardiac resuscitation; mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
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kiss of peace

  • noun (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
    pax.
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kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate

  • noun annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
    prince's-plume; Polygonum orientale; princess feather; prince's-feather.
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kissing bug

  • noun large bloodsucking bug
    cone-nosed bug; big bedbug; conenose; conenose bug.
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Kissing comfit

  • a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath. Obs or Prov. End.
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kissing cousin

  • noun a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
    kissing cousin.
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kissing disease

  • noun an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
    infectious mononucleosis; mono; glandular fever; mononucleosis.
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kissing kin

  • noun a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
    kissing cousin.
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meringue kiss

  • noun a kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly
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molasses kiss

  • noun a candy kiss that resembles toffee
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scotch kiss

  • noun butterscotch candy kiss
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soul kiss

  • noun an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
    deep kiss; French kiss.
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