embracement
embracing
embrace
endearment
caress
contact
ooh
clasp
colling
dovelet
squeeze
hugging
love up
stroke
attention
affectionally
makeout
petling
fond regard
attachment
sweetcakes
taction
fondling
petting
old
prehension
cuddling
conquest
loveship
dearheart
snuggle
cow eyes
honey
chucky egg
poopsy
cuddle
nestle
French kiss
girl crush
hug
clinch
huggle
touchingly
affectionate
doting
insinuation
touch
win someone's heart
fond
touchy-feely
kind
touching
infold
valentine
love bombing
love bomb
mami
affection
kissing
affinity
toots
love
skin hunger
wanted
cherished
indirect kiss
osculant
press
lie at someone's heart
enantiopathy
precious
treasured
salute
caressive
coquetry
ingratiation
seduction
huggy
heartling
crush
dig
jab
old
affectionate
doting
fond
touchy-feely
kind
wanted
cherished
osculant
precious
treasured
caressive
huggy
affectionally
touchingly
embracement
embracing
embrace
endearment
caress
contact
clasp
colling
dovelet
hugging
stroke
attention
makeout
petling
fond regard
attachment
sweetcakes
taction
fondling
petting
prehension
cuddling
conquest
loveship
dearheart
snuggle
cow eyes
honey
chucky egg
poopsy
cuddle
nestle
squeeze
French kiss
girl crush
hug
clinch
huggle
insinuation
touch
touching
valentine
love bombing
love bomb
mami
affection
kissing
affinity
toots
love
skin hunger
indirect kiss
enantiopathy
salute
coquetry
ingratiation
seduction
heartling
crush
dig
jab
embrace
squeeze
love up
hug
huggle
win someone's heart
infold
affectionate
press
lie at someone's heart
caress
noun
- The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
- The establishment of communication (with).
- A contact lens.
- The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
- A device designed for repetitive connections.
- Contact juggling.
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
- Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
verb
verb
- To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- To fit into a tight place.
noun
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
- The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- An instance of squeezing.
- A close or tight fit.
- The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- A difficult position.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- A traversal of a narrow passage.
- A romantic partner.
- A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
noun
- An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
- One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
- In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
- A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
- The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
- A masterful or effective action.
- The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
- The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
- A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
- An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
- A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
- An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
- A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
- A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
- A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
- A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
- A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.
- A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
- The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
- An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
- An act, or the sound, of the clapper or hammer of a clock hitting a bell or other striking mechanism; hence, the time when such a strike occurs.
- A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
- A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
- A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
- The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
- An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
- A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
- A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
- The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
- An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
verb
- To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
- Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
- Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
- To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
- To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
- To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
- To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
- To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.
- Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).
- To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
- To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
- To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
- To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).
- To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
- To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
- Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
noun
- a courteous act indicating affection
- the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- a general interest that leads people to want to know more
- the faculty or power of mental concentration
- a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
noun
- a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
- a supplementary part or accessory
- a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
- a connection that fastens things together
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- the act of attaching or affixing something
- the act of fastening things together
adj
- Indicating affection.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Former, previous.
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- That is no longer in existence.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related others
- Obsolete; out-of-date.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
- Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
- Familiar.
noun
noun
- A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
- Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
- That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
- An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
- A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
verb
noun
noun
- A term of affection.
- Nectar.
- Something sweet or desirable.
- A woman, especially an attractive one.
- A variety of this substance.
- A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
- A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
adj
- Involving or resembling honey.
- Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of honey.
verb
noun
noun
- The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
- That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
- The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
noun
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- The children's game of tag.
- A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of borrowing or stealing something.
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- Form; standard of performance.
verb
- To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- To cause to be briefly in contact with something.
- To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- To concern, to have to do with.
- To make physical contact with a thing.
- To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- To consume, or otherwise use.
- To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- To come close to; to approach.
adj
- Affectionate.
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Favorable.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
noun
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
noun
- A feeling of love or strong attachment.
- The act of affecting or acting upon.
- The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
- An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
- An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
noun
- A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
- The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
- An automorphism of affine space.
- resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
- A love interest; a paramour.
- The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
- structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
- An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
- tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
- Any romantic relationship.
- A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
- Any passionate love for something.
noun
- A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
- A profound and caring affection towards someone.
- A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
- A thing, activity, etc. which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
- A deep caring for the existence of another.
- Nothing; no recompense.
- An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
- Sexual activity.
- Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
- A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
- A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
- A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
- Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
- Zero, no score.
- Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
verb
adj
- Kissing; hence, touching or meeting; clinging.
- Intermediate between two genera, groups, families, etc., and having some of the characteristics of each; interosculant.
- Adhering closely; applied to certain creeping animals, such as caterpillars.
- Intermediate between multiple potentially reconstructible protoforms, but having a mismatch in semantics or morphology that cannot be explained through regular patterns of change.
noun
verb
- To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To hasten, urge onward.
- To lay stress upon.
- To throng, crowd.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- To urge, beseech, entreat.
- To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- To compress, squeeze.
- To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
- To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
noun
- A printing machine.
- Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- A publisher.
- The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
- An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- A device used to apply pressure to an item.
noun
- An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, now especially a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
- A discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect.
- A kiss, offered in salutation.
- A pyrotechnic device primarily designed to produce a loud bang.
verb
- To act in thanks, honor, or tribute; to thank or extend gratitude; to praise.
- To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something).
- to wave, to acknowledge an acquaintance.
- To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.
- To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify.
noun
noun
- The human object of such infatuation or affection.
- A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
- A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
- The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place.
- A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
- A group or gang.
- A crowd control barrier.
- The situation where certain colors are so similar as to be hard to distinguish, either as a deliberate effect or as a limitation of a display.
- A paraphilia involving arousal from seeing things destroyed by crushing.
- A violent crowding.
- A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
- Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
- An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.
verb
- To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
- To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
- To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
- To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
- To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.
- To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
- To make certain colors so similar as to be hard to distinguish, either as a deliberate effect or as a limitation of a display.
- To do impressively well at (sports events; performances; interviews; etc.).
- To oppress or grievously burden.
- To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
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