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1 caress
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2 pet
[pet] 1. noun1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) gæludÿr2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) draumur; eftirlæti2. adjective(favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) uppáhalds-3. verbpast tense, past participle petted)1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) gæla við2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)•- pet name -
3 make out
1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) greina, eygja2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) láta líta út sem3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) skrifa, fylla út4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) -
4 neck
I [nek] noun1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.)2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.)3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.)•- necklace- neckline
- necktie
- neck and neck II [nek] verb(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.) -
5 nuzzle
(to press, rub or caress with the nose: The horse nuzzled (against) her cheek.) nugga nefinu utan í e-ð, snugga
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Caress — Ca*ress , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caressed} (k[.a]*r[e^]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Caressing}.] [F. caresser, fr. It. carezzare, fr. carezza caress. See {Caress}., n.] To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caress — vb Caress, fondle, pet, cosset, cuddle, dandle mean to show affection or love by touching or handling. Caress implies an expression of tender interest (as by soft stroking or patting) or of affection ordinarily without undue familiarity {soothing … New Dictionary of Synonyms
caress — [n] loving touch cuddle, embrace, endearment, feel, fondling, hug, kiss, pat, pet, petting, snuggle, squeeze, stroke; concepts 375,590 caress [v] touch lovingly bear hug*, brush, buss, clinch, clutch, coddle, cosset, cuddle, dandle, embrace, feel … New thesaurus
caress — [kə res′] vt. [Fr caresser < It carezzare; ult. < L carus, dear: see CHARITY] 1. to touch or stroke lovingly or gently; also, to embrace or kiss: often used figuratively, as of a voice or music 2. to treat kindly or affectionately n. an… … English World dictionary
Caress — Ca*ress (k[.a]*r[e^]s ), n. [F. caresse, It. carezza, LL. caritia dearness, fr. L. carus dear. See {Charity}.] An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. [1913 Webster] Wooed her with his … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caress — (n.) 1640s, from Fr. caresse (15c.), from It. carezza, from caro “dear,” from L. carus (see WHORE (Cf. whore)). The verb is 1650s, from Fr. caresser, from It. carezzare endearment, from carezza. Related: Caressed; caressing … Etymology dictionary
caress — ► VERB ▪ touch or stroke gently or lovingly. ► NOUN ▪ a gentle or loving touch. DERIVATIVES caressing adjective caressingly adverb. ORIGIN French caresser, from Latin carus dear … English terms dictionary
caress — I UK [kəˈres] / US verb [transitive] Word forms caress : present tense I/you/we/they caress he/she/it caresses present participle caressing past tense caressed past participle caressed 1) to move your hands gently over someone s face or body in a … English dictionary
caress — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, soft ▪ the gentle caress of his fingers ▪ tender, warm {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
caress — I n. a gentle caress II v. to caress gently * * * [kə res] a gentle caress to caressgently … Combinatory dictionary
caress — [[t]kəre̱s[/t]] caresses, caressing, caressed VERB If you caress someone, you stroke them gently and affectionately. [WRITTEN] [V n] He was gently caressing her golden hair. Syn: stroke N COUNT Caress is also a noun. Margaret took me to one side … English dictionary
