Smug vs. Kiss

Smugadjective

Irritatingly pleased with oneself, offensively self-complacent. self-satisfied.

‘Kate looked extremely smug this morning.’;

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.

Smugadjective

(obsolete) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.

Kissverb

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

‘His ball kissed the black into the corner pocket.}}’;

Smugverb

To make smug, or spruce.

Kissverb

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

Smugverb

To seize; to confiscate.

Kissverb

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

Smugverb

To hush up.

Kissnoun

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

Smugadjective

Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.

‘They be so smug and smooth.’; ‘The smug and scanty draperies of his style.’; ‘A young, smug, handsome holiness has no fellow.’;

Kissnoun

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

Smugverb

To make smug, or spruce.

‘Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair.’;

Kissnoun

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

Smugadjective

marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction;

‘a smug glow of self-congratulation’;

Kissverb

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

‘He . . . kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack,That at the parting all the church echoed.’;

Smugadjective

having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements

‘he was feeling smug after his win’;

Kissverb

To touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly.

‘When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees.’;

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.

‘Like fire and powder,Which as they kiss consume.’; ‘Rose, rose and clematis,Trail and twine and clasp and kiss.’;

Kissnoun

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

‘Last with a kiss, she took a long farewell.’; ‘Dear as remembered kisses after death.’;

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;

‘there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing’;

Kissverb

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’;

Kissverb

touch lightly or gently;

‘the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain’;

Kissverb

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

‘we started kissing’; ‘she kissed the children goodnight’; ‘he kissed her on the lips’;

Kissverb

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

Kissnoun

a touch or caress with the lips

‘a quick kiss on the cheek’;

Kissnoun

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

‘she sent lots of love and a whole line of kisses’;

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.