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verb
noun
- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
- a small bag for carrying money
- a sum of money offered as a prize
- A small bag for carrying money.
- A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
- (historical) A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
- (US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
verb
noun
noun
verb
noun
- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- a light glancing touch
- a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
- any of several bite-sized candies
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- (aviation) A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
verb
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
- touch lightly or gently
- (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- (reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
noun
- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
- A kiss.
- (mathematics) A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent.
- The action of kissing.
- A close contact.
- (Vedic arithmetic) The determination of whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.
verb
- (intransitive) To push out one's lips.
- (intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
- (transitive) To say while pouting.
- (Scotland) To shoot poults.
- (intransitive) To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.
- be in a huff and display one's displeasure
- make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
noun
- One's facial expression when pouting.
- (rare) Any of various fishes such as the hornpout (Ameiurus nebulosus, the brown bullhead), the pouting (Trisopterus luscus) and the eelpouts (Zoarcidae).
- Alternative form of poult.
- A fit of sulking or sullenness.
- marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
- a disdainful grimace
- catfish common in eastern United States
noun
- an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
- The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.
- (rare) The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting.
- (now uncommon) The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting.
verb
verb
noun
noun
- The lips of a person known for kissing.
- A person who kisses or is said to kiss passionately.
- Either of two red mushrooms, Calostoma cinnabarina and Octospora humosa, whose red fruiting bodies are thought to resemble a pair of lips.
- An attractive or sexy person.
- A very good or exciting trumpet player.
- Either of two plants of the madder family, Palicourea elata and Palicourea tomentosa, whose red flowers are thought to resemble a pair of lips.
verb
- touch with the mouth
- express in speech
- articulate silently; form words with the lips only
- (transitive) To speak; to utter.
- (sheep husbandry) To examine the teeth of.
- To exit at a mouth (such as a river mouth)
- To form a mouth or opening in.
- (transitive) To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
- To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.
- (ambitransitive) To utter with a voice that is overly loud or swelling.
- To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.
- (transitive) To represent (words or sounds) by making the actions of speech, but silently, without producing sound; to frame.
- (figurative) Ellipsis of mouth the words; to speak insincerely.
- (transitive, intransitive) To move the mouth, with or without sound; to form (air or words) with the mouth, with or without sound.
- To carry in the mouth.
noun
- the opening of a jar or bottle
- an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
- a person conceived as a consumer of food
- the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
- the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
- the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
- an impudent or insolent rejoinder
- (anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- (slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
- (slang) A gossip.
- An outlet, aperture or orifice.
- (saddlery) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
- The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
verb
- change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
- express with a smile
- (intransitive) To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.
- (intransitive) To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.
- (intransitive) To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.
- (intransitive) Of ackee fruit: to open fully, indicating that it is no longer toxic, and ready to be picked.
- (ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.
- (transitive) To express by smiling.
noun
- a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
- (figurative) Favour; propitious regard.
- A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.
verb
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
- have at least three points in common with
- be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
- (Vedic arithmetic) To perform osculation.
- (ambitransitive) To kiss.
- (intransitive) To make contact.
- To form a connecting link between two genera.
- (mathematics) To touch so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
adj
adj
- of or relating to the lips of the mouth
- (music) Furnished with lips.
- relating to or near the female labium
- (anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
- (dentistry, of an incisor or canine) On the side facing the lips. See mesial.
- (linguistics, phonetics) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
noun
verb
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- kiss lightly
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- have an element suggestive (of something)
adv
noun
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick of this product.
- (Scotland, historical) An old dry measure amounting to one quarter of a peck (for goods sold by weight, 1¾ pounds or about four-fifths of a kilogram); also, a container of that capacity.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Diminutive of lip.
noun
- touching with the tongue
- an area of control or responsibility
- a flap that lies over another part
- the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- movement once around a course
- the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
- (engineering) A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
- The taking of liquid into the mouth with the tongue.
- An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
- A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery or in toolmaking. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
- (sports) One circuit around a race track.
- The act or process of lapping.
- The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
- (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of laparotomy
- A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
- (swimming) The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
- The upper legs of a seated person.
- The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.
- The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
- That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
- The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
- In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game;—so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
- (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of laparoscopy.
- (figuratively) A place of rearing and fostering.
verb
- move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
- lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
- pass the tongue over
- take up with the tongue
- wash or flow against
- (transitive) To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- (intransitive) to wind around
- (transitive) To polish (a surface, especially metal or gemstone) with very fine abrasive to achieve smoothness and small dimensional changes.
- (transitive, sports, motor racing) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- (transitive) to envelop, enfold
- (intransitive, of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
- (transitive) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
- (intransitive) To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
- (ambitransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
- (transitive) To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
- (transitive) To rest or recline in someone's lap, or as in a lap.
- (transitive) to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
- To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
adj
noun
- touching with the tongue
- a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
- The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
- (informal) A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
- A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
- (music) A short motif.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- An instance or opportunity to earn money fast, usually by illegal means, thus a heist, drug deal etc. or its victim; mostly used in phrasal verbs: hit a lick, hit licks
- (colloquial) A stroke or blow.
- A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
- (slang) An act of cunnilingus.
- A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) A small amount; a whit.
verb
- pass the tongue over
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- take up with the tongue
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- (colloquial) To do anything partially.
- (transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
- (transitive) To lap; to take in with the tongue.
- (of flame, waves etc.) To lap.
- (vulgar, slang) To perform cunnilingus.
verb
- (transitive) To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
- (intransitive) To kiss in this manner.
- (transitive) To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
- (cooking) To French trim; to stylishly expose bone by removing the fat and meat covering it (as done to a rack of lamb or bone-in rib-eye steak).
prefix
noun
- (slang) The mouth.
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
verb
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
noun
- (slang) The mouth.
- One who kisses.
- (slang) The face.
- (archery) A button on a bowstring that indicates consistent height when drawing a bow, for example by being placed against the archer's mouth .
- The kissing gourami.
- the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British)
- someone who kisses
noun
- (slang) The mouth.
- (vulgar, slang) The vulva (female genitalia).
- (informal, often as a term of address) A cat.
- (slang) The face.
- (uncountable, vulgar, slang, metonymic) Sex with a woman.
- Alternative spelling of pus.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly Canada, US) A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.
- informal terms referring to a domestic cat
- obscene terms for female genitals
noun
verb
noun
- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- a light glancing touch
- a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
- any of several bite-sized candies
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- (aviation) A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
verb
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
- touch lightly or gently
- (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- (reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
noun
- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
- A kiss.
- (mathematics) A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent.
- The action of kissing.
- A close contact.
- (Vedic arithmetic) The determination of whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.
noun
- an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
- The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.
- (rare) The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting.
- (now uncommon) The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting.
verb
noun
- The lips of a person known for kissing.
- A person who kisses or is said to kiss passionately.
- Either of two red mushrooms, Calostoma cinnabarina and Octospora humosa, whose red fruiting bodies are thought to resemble a pair of lips.
- An attractive or sexy person.
- A very good or exciting trumpet player.
- Either of two plants of the madder family, Palicourea elata and Palicourea tomentosa, whose red flowers are thought to resemble a pair of lips.
verb
noun
noun
- touching with the tongue
- an area of control or responsibility
- a flap that lies over another part
- the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- movement once around a course
- the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
- (engineering) A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
- The taking of liquid into the mouth with the tongue.
- An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
- A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery or in toolmaking. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
- (sports) One circuit around a race track.
- The act or process of lapping.
- The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
- (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of laparotomy
- A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
- (swimming) The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
- The upper legs of a seated person.
- The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.
- The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
- That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
- The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
- In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game;—so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
- (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of laparoscopy.
- (figuratively) A place of rearing and fostering.
verb
- move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
- lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
- pass the tongue over
- take up with the tongue
- wash or flow against
- (transitive) To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- (intransitive) to wind around
- (transitive) To polish (a surface, especially metal or gemstone) with very fine abrasive to achieve smoothness and small dimensional changes.
- (transitive, sports, motor racing) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- (transitive) to envelop, enfold
- (intransitive, of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
- (transitive) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
- (intransitive) To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
- (ambitransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
- (transitive) To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
- (transitive) To rest or recline in someone's lap, or as in a lap.
- (transitive) to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
- To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
adj
noun
- touching with the tongue
- a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
- The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
- (informal) A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
- A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
- (music) A short motif.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- An instance or opportunity to earn money fast, usually by illegal means, thus a heist, drug deal etc. or its victim; mostly used in phrasal verbs: hit a lick, hit licks
- (colloquial) A stroke or blow.
- A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
- (slang) An act of cunnilingus.
- A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) A small amount; a whit.
verb
- pass the tongue over
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- take up with the tongue
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- (colloquial) To do anything partially.
- (transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
- (transitive) To lap; to take in with the tongue.
- (of flame, waves etc.) To lap.
- (vulgar, slang) To perform cunnilingus.
noun
- (slang) The mouth.
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
verb
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
noun
- (slang) The mouth.
- One who kisses.
- (slang) The face.
- (archery) A button on a bowstring that indicates consistent height when drawing a bow, for example by being placed against the archer's mouth .
- The kissing gourami.
- the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British)
- someone who kisses
noun
- (slang) The mouth.
- (vulgar, slang) The vulva (female genitalia).
- (informal, often as a term of address) A cat.
- (slang) The face.
- (uncountable, vulgar, slang, metonymic) Sex with a woman.
- Alternative spelling of pus.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly Canada, US) A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.
- informal terms referring to a domestic cat
- obscene terms for female genitals
verb
noun
- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
- a small bag for carrying money
- a sum of money offered as a prize
- A small bag for carrying money.
- A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
- (historical) A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
- (US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To push out one's lips.
- (intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
- (transitive) To say while pouting.
- (Scotland) To shoot poults.
- (intransitive) To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.
- be in a huff and display one's displeasure
- make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
noun
- One's facial expression when pouting.
- (rare) Any of various fishes such as the hornpout (Ameiurus nebulosus, the brown bullhead), the pouting (Trisopterus luscus) and the eelpouts (Zoarcidae).
- Alternative form of poult.
- A fit of sulking or sullenness.
- marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
- a disdainful grimace
- catfish common in eastern United States
verb
noun
verb
- touch with the mouth
- express in speech
- articulate silently; form words with the lips only
- (transitive) To speak; to utter.
- (sheep husbandry) To examine the teeth of.
- To exit at a mouth (such as a river mouth)
- To form a mouth or opening in.
- (transitive) To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
- To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.
- (ambitransitive) To utter with a voice that is overly loud or swelling.
- To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.
- (transitive) To represent (words or sounds) by making the actions of speech, but silently, without producing sound; to frame.
- (figurative) Ellipsis of mouth the words; to speak insincerely.
- (transitive, intransitive) To move the mouth, with or without sound; to form (air or words) with the mouth, with or without sound.
- To carry in the mouth.
noun
- the opening of a jar or bottle
- an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
- a person conceived as a consumer of food
- the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
- the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
- the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
- an impudent or insolent rejoinder
- (anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- (slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
- (slang) A gossip.
- An outlet, aperture or orifice.
- (saddlery) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
- The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
verb
- change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
- express with a smile
- (intransitive) To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.
- (intransitive) To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.
- (intransitive) To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.
- (intransitive) Of ackee fruit: to open fully, indicating that it is no longer toxic, and ready to be picked.
- (ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.
- (transitive) To express by smiling.
noun
- a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
- (figurative) Favour; propitious regard.
- A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.
noun
verb
noun
- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- a light glancing touch
- a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
- any of several bite-sized candies
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- (aviation) A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
verb
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
- touch lightly or gently
- (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- (reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
verb
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
- have at least three points in common with
- be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
- (Vedic arithmetic) To perform osculation.
- (ambitransitive) To kiss.
- (intransitive) To make contact.
- To form a connecting link between two genera.
- (mathematics) To touch so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
adj
verb
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- kiss lightly
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- have an element suggestive (of something)
adv
noun
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
verb
- (transitive) To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
- (intransitive) To kiss in this manner.
- (transitive) To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
- (cooking) To French trim; to stylishly expose bone by removing the fat and meat covering it (as done to a rack of lamb or bone-in rib-eye steak).
adj
- of or relating to the lips of the mouth
- (music) Furnished with lips.
- relating to or near the female labium
- (anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
- (dentistry, of an incisor or canine) On the side facing the lips. See mesial.
- (linguistics, phonetics) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
noun
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick of this product.
- (Scotland, historical) An old dry measure amounting to one quarter of a peck (for goods sold by weight, 1¾ pounds or about four-fifths of a kilogram); also, a container of that capacity.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Diminutive of lip.