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caress
What does caress mean?
caress (verb): touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce caress?
/kəˈɹɛs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “caress” mean?
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
Right! That's what “caress” means.
to disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area
Not quite: that's what spread means.
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
Not quite: that's what claim means.
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
Not quite: that's what design means.
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