caress

Definition of caress

Verbs

touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
"He caressed her face"
Synonyms:
fondle
Types:
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paw
touch clumsily
grope
fondle for sexual pleasure
dandle
pet
pet
stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
chuck, pat
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
nose, nuzzle
rub noses
pet
stroke or caress gently
canoodle
fondle or pet affectionately
gentle
stroke soothingly
make out, neck
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
tickle
touch or stroke lightly
Type of:
stroke
touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

Nouns

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"
Type of:
stroke, stroking
a light touch with the hands

Vocabulary Lists for caress

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
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  • premeditate
  • symbolising
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  • discern
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Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 40-46 »(226 words)
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  • accoutre
  • prevaricate
  • proscribe
  • constraining
  • imbue

Edith Warton's Ethan Frome »(2499 words)
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  • Hale
  • German ivy
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Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage - Chapters 1 -6 »(668 words)
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  • regiment
  • sunray
  • color sergeant
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Robert Cormier's "The Chocolate War" »(510 words)
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  • accessory
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  • admission
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Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 11-17 »(387 words)
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  • ensconce
  • sequester
  • undulate
  • moodiness
  • inure

Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights - Chapters 1-2 »(386 words)
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  • virulency
  • canister
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  • auxiliary verb
  • horse pistol

Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 11-29 »(326 words)
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  • aggrieve
  • unfledged
  • convulse
  • concatenation
  • excavate

Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 39-47 »(320 words)
Vocabulary study list for Louisa May Alcott's "Little...
  • sequester
  • tantalize
  • clarifying
  • crumple
  • dawdle

Jane Austen's Emma - Chapters 1 - 6 »(312 words)
  • Goddard
  • likeness
  • Churchill
  • bate
  • oblige

Words that contain caress

caressing