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Buss has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A kiss.

3

A herring buss, a type of shallow-keeled Dutch fishing boat used especially for herring fishing.

4

Archaic form of bus (“passenger vehicle”).

Verb
1

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"

2

To kiss (either literally or figuratively).

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
touch
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
smack soul kiss

Origin

The origin of "buss" is uncertain, though it likely comes from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "lip" or "to kiss." Regardless of its specific source, the word was originally imitative of the kissing sound.

Rhyming Words
uss wuss suss russ puss muss luss huss fuss cuss gauss truss houss snuss seuss klauss krauss excuss schuss untruss
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