caressing

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  caress 
 
  1  sense  of  caress 
 
  Sense  1 
  caress 
  =>  paw 
  =>  grope 
  =>  dandle 
  =>  stroke,  fondle 
  =>  pet 
  =>  chuck,  pat 
  =>  nuzzle,  nose 
  =>  pet 
  =>  tickle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  caress 
 
  1  sense  of  caress 
 
  Sense  1 
  caress 
  =>  paw 
  =>  grope 
  =>  dandle 
  =>  stroke,  fondle 
  =>  lick,  lap 
  =>  tongue 
  =>  pet 
  =>  chuck,  pat 
  =>  nuzzle,  nose 
  =>  pet 
  =>  canoodle 
  =>  gentle 
  =>  neck,  make  out 
  =>  smooch,  snog,  spoon 
  =>  tickle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  caress 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  caress 
 
  1  sense  of  caress 
 
  Sense  1 
  caress 
  =>  touch 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  caress 
 
  caress  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  caress 
 
  Sense  1 
  caress 
  =>  touch 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  caressing 
  caressing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  caressing 
 
  The  noun  caressing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  caressing,  cuddling,  fondling,  hugging,  kissing,  necking,  petting,  smooching,  snuggling  --  (affectionate  play  (or  foreplay  without  contact  with  the  genital  organs)) 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  caressing 
 
  The  adj  caressing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  caressing,  caressive  --  (showing  love;  "caressive  words") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  caressing 
 
  1  sense  of  caressing 
 
  Sense  1 
  caressing,  caressive 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  loving)  ->  unloving 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  caressing 
 
  1  sense  of  caressing 
 
  Sense  1 
  caressing,  caressive 
  =>  loving  (vs.  unloving) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  caressing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  caressing 
 
  caressing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  caressing 
  caressing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  caressing 
 
  The  noun  caressing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  caressing,  cuddling,  fondling,  hugging,  kissing,  necking,  petting,  smooching,  snuggling  --  (affectionate  play  (or  foreplay  without  contact  with  the  genital  organs)) 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  caressing 
 
  The  adj  caressing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  caressing,  caressive  --  (showing  love;  "caressive  words") 

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