CARESS
\kəɹˈɛs], \kəɹˈɛs], \k_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_s]\
Definitions of CARESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
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To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
By Oddity Software
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An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
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To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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To treat with fond affection; to embrace with affection and love, as a parent a child; to fondle.
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An act of endearment; an expression of affection.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.