Kiss vs. Peck

Kissverb

(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to express love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.

Kissverb

(transitive) To touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.

Kissverb

(intransitive) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.

Kissverb

(transitive) To mark a cross (X) after one's name on a card, etc.

Kissnoun

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

Kissnoun

An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message.

Kissnoun

A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.

Kissverb

To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.

Kissverb

To touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly.

Kissverb

To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love, respect, etc.; as, kiss and make friends.

Kissverb

To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly.

Kissnoun

A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of reconciliation.

Kissnoun

A small piece of confectionery.

Kissnoun

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

Kissnoun

a cookie made of egg whites and sugar

Kissnoun

any of several bite-sized candies

Kissnoun

a light glancing touch;

Kissverb

touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.;

Kissverb

touch lightly or gently;

Kissverb

touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting

Kissverb

(of a ball) lightly touch (another ball) in passing.

Kissnoun

a touch or caress with the lips

Kissnoun

used to express affection at the end of a letter (conventionally represented by the letter X)

Kissnoun

a slight touch of a ball against another ball.

Kissnoun

a small cake, biscuit, or sweet.

Kiss

A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely.

Peckverb

To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird) or similar instrument.

Peckverb

(transitive) To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.

Peckverb

To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.

Peckverb

To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.

Peckverb

To do something in small, intermittent pieces.

Peckverb

To type by searching for each key individually.

Peckverb

(rare) To type in general.

Peckverb

To kiss briefly.

Peckverb

(regional) To throw.

Peckverb

To lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of teh flat of the foot.

Pecknoun

An act of striking with a beak.

Pecknoun

A small kiss.

Pecknoun

One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.

Pecknoun

A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.

Pecknoun

The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.

Pecknoun

A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.

Pecknoun

A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.

Peckverb

To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree.

Peckverb

Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements.

Peckverb

To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; - often with up.

Peckverb

To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.

Peckverb

To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.

Peckverb

To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.

Pecknoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

Pecknoun

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

Pecknoun

a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

Peckverb

hit lightly with a picking motion

Peckverb

eat by pecking at, like a bird

Peckverb

kiss lightly

Peckverb

eat like a bird;

Peckverb

bother persistently with trivial complaints;

Peck

A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 dry gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints. An imperial peck is equivalent to 9.09 liters and a US customary peck is equivalent to 8.81 liters.