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| NOUN | 1 | caress | A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it) |
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| VERB | 1 | caress | Touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner |
| Sounds | kereh's |
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| Rhymes | ABS, abscess, access, and 73 more rhymes in ehs... |
| Meaning | A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it). |
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| Examples | "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face" |
| Broader | stroke, stroking |
| Verbs | caress |
| Meaning | Touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | Sam and Sue caress; Sam cannot caress Sue |
| Examples | "He caressed her face"; "They caressed in the back seat of the taxi" |
| Broader | touch |
| Narrower | paw; grope; dandle; stroke, fondle; pet; chuck, pat; nuzzle, nose; pet; tickle |
| Entailed by | masturbate, wank, fuck off, she-bop, jack off, jerk off |
| Adjectives | caressive; caressive |
| Nouns | caress |
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