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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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kislev
  • n  the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)
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kiss
  • n  the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
  • n  a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
  • n  any of several bite-sized candies
  • n  a light glancing touch
    there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing
  • v  touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
    The newly married couple kissed
    She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
  • v  touch lightly or gently
    the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain
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kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
  • n  annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
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kiss of life
  • n  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
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kiss of peace
  • n  (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
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kisser
  • n  someone who kisses
  • n  the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
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kissimmee
  • n  a river of central Florida that flows southward to Lake Okeechobee
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kissimmee river
  • n  a river of central Florida that flows southward to Lake Okeechobee
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kissing
  • n  affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
  • v  touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
  • v  touch lightly or gently
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