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Definition: Smooch |
SmoochNoun1. An enthusiastic kiss. Verb1. Cuddling and kissing. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: SmoochSynonyms: smack (n), snog (v), spoon (v). (additional references) |
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 | Smooch; smack; pucker; kisser; kiss; love; loving; affection; affectionate. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Smooch" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Smooch" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 8 | 124,375 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
smooch | 222 |
elwood smooch | 3 |
celeb smooch | 2 |
reynolds smooch | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "smooch"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تحاكك, تباوس (kiss), تبادل القبل (kiss). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | کثافت (Dirt, Guck, Impurity, Jakes, Mire, Muck, Pollution, Sully), لکه (Blob, Blot, Blotch, Blur, Dirt, Dot, Freckle, Gall, Glob, Pip, Smear, Smudge, Smut, Splotch, Spot, Stain, Taint), بوسیدن وعشقبازی کردن , بوس وکنار. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | se peloter, se frotter l'un contre l'autre, se bécoter. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | schmusen (canoodle, cuddle, cuddling, neck, spoon, to smooch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σαλιαρίζω (drivel, drool, slaver, splutter, sputter), χωρεύω αγκαλιασμένος, ερωτοτροπώ (court, dally, flirt, philander, vamp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | smárol (kiss, to neck, to smooch, to snog, to spoon, to suck face). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sbaciucchiarsi (kiss and cuddle, neck, snog). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oochsmay beijo (buss, caress, kiss, osculation), beijar-se (kiss, osculate). (various references) se drãgosti (pet). (various references) чмок, целоваться (osculate), обниматься (embrace one another, neck). (various references) besuquearse (canoodle). (various references) การจูบ (คำไม่เป็นทางการ). (various references) öpüşmek (salute), öpüşerek dansetmek, öpüşüp koklaşmak (snog). (various references) цілуватися (kiss, osculate), обніматися. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "smooch": smooched, smooches, smooching, smoochy. (additional references) | |
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"Smooch" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amorocho, scooch, Shooch, smach, smeech, smmooch, smoak, smoch, smok, smoloch, smoo, smoochy, smoosh, smootch, smuch, s'much, snoch, snouch, Soochow, stoch, stouch, swook. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-h-m-o-o-s" | |
-1 letter: cohos, homos, mooch, schmo. | |
-2 letters: coho, coos, cosh, homo, mhos, mocs, moos, mosh, ohms, oohs, shmo, shoo. | |
-3 letters: coo, cos, mho, moc, moo, mos, ohm, oho, ohs, oms, ooh, som. | |
-4 letters: hm, ho, mo, oh, om, os, sh, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-h-m-o-o-s" | |
+1 letter: chromos, molochs, mooches, schmoos, smoochy. | |
+2 letters: chromous, hommocks, moochers, schmoose, schmooze, smooched, smooches. | |
+3 letters: hemocoels, logomachs, micromhos, mouchoirs, schmoosed, schmooses, schmoozed, schmoozes, schoolman, schoolmen, smooching. | |
+4 letters: alcoholism, checkrooms, chromogens, chromosome, ectomorphs, homeschool, homosocial, honeycombs, hypocorism, isomorphic, lunchrooms, matchbooks, matchwoods, minischool, monochasia, monochords, monorchids, moustachio, schmoosing, schmoozing, schoolmarm, schoolmate, schoolroom, schooltime, sophomoric, urochromes. | |
+5 letters: alcoholisms, chironomids, chloroforms, chromomeres, chromoplast, chromosomal, chromosomes, chronograms, cochampions, cosmography, customhouse, cytochromes, dichogamous, dichotomies, dichotomist, dichotomous, homecomings, homeostatic, homeschools, homoplastic, hypocorisms, isochronism, logomachies, mesomorphic, mesotrophic, microphones, minischools, monochasial, monochasium, monochromes, moustachios, muttonchops, mycophagous, photomosaic, pleochroism, polychromes, psychomotor, schistosome, schoolmarms, schoolmates, schoolrooms, schooltimes, shortcoming, thermoscope, victimhoods. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 6D 6F 6F 63 68 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -- --- --- -.-. .... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101101 01101111 01101111 01100011 01101000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S m o o c h |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 006D 006F 006F 0063 0068 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)537981816974 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Sounds 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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