kiss, buss, osculation
(noun) the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
snog, kiss, buss, osculate
(verb) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
buss (plural busses)
(archaic) A kiss.
• (kiss): see buss
buss (third-person singular simple present busses, present participle bussing, simple past and past participle bussed)
(transitive) To kiss (either literally or figuratively).
(intransitive) To kiss.
• See also kiss
buss (plural busses)
A herring buss, a type of shallow-keeled Dutch fishing boat used especially for herring fishing.
buss (plural busses)
Archaic form of bus (“passenger vehicle”).
• USBs, subs
Source: Wiktionary
Buss, n. Etym: [OE. basse, fr. L. basium; cf. G. bus (Luther), Prov. G. busserl, dim. of bus kiss, bussen to kiss, Sw. puss kiss, pussa to kiss, W. & Gael. bus lip, mouth.]
Definition: A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. Shak.
Buss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bussing.]
Definition: To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely. "Nor bussed the milking maid." Tennyson. Kissing and bussing differ both in this, We buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss. Herrick.
Buss, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G. büse, D. buis.] (Naut.)
Definition: A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery. The Dutch whalers and herring busses. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
