os·cu·late /ˈɑskjəˌlet/
 (vt.)接吻,接觸(vi.)有共通點


 Os·cu·late v. t. [imp. & p. p. Osculated p. pr. & vb. n. Osculating.]
 1. To kiss.
 2. Geom. To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature at the point of contact. See Osculation, 2.


 Os·cu·late, v. i.
 1. To kiss one another; to kiss.
 2. Geom. To touch closely.  See Osculation, 2.
 3. Biol. To have characters in common with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link between them; to interosculate. See Osculant.

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 osculate
      v 1: be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; "These species
           osculate"
      2: have at least three points in common with; "one curve
         osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate"
      3: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's
         mouth or other body part) as an expression of love,
         greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She
         kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered
         the room" [syn: kiss, buss]