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caress
Overview of noun caress
The noun caress has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) caress -- (a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face")
Overview of verb caress
The verb caress has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) caress -- (touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They caressed in the back seat of the taxi")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
=> stroke, stroking
=> touch, touching
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun caress
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
=> stroke, stroking
Antonyms of noun caress
Member Holonyms of noun caress
Substance Holonyms of noun caress
Part Holonyms of noun caress
Member Meronyms of noun caress
Substance Meronyms of noun caress
Part Meronyms of noun caress
Meronyms of noun caress
Holonyms of noun caress
Attributes of noun caress
Derived Forms of noun caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
RELATED TO>(verb) caress#1
=> caress
Domain of noun caress
Domain Terms of noun caress
Familiarity of noun caress
caress used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
> stroke, stroking
=> caress
Meronyms of noun caress
1 sense of caress
Holonyms of noun caress
Grep of noun caress
caress
caressing
Antonyms of verb caress
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
=> touch
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
=> paw
=> grope
=> dandle
=> stroke, fondle
=> pet
=> chuck, pat
=> nuzzle, nose
=> pet
=> tickle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
=> touch
'Cause To' of verb caress
Derived Forms of verb caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
RELATED TO>(adj) caressive#1
=> caressing, caressive
RELATED TO>(noun) caress#1
=> caress
Domain of verb caress
Domain Terms of verb caress
Familiarity of verb caress
caress used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
EX: Sam and Sue caress
EX: Sam cannot caress Sue
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb caress
1 sense of caress
Sense 1
caress
> touch
=> engage
=> touch
=> toe
=> pick up
=> strike, hit
=> finger, thumb
=> feel
=> palpate, feel
=> handle, palm
=> caress
=> hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
=> brush
=> skim over, skim
=> hit
=> strike
=> kiss, buss, osculate
=> kiss
=> mouth
=> press
=> tag
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb caress
Sense 1
caress
=> touch
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Grep of verb caress
caress
Grep of adj caress
caressing
caressive
Grep of adv caress
caressingly
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