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Bosom

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Noun

1. bosom

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

Example Sentences:
'his bosom was bursting with the secret'

2. bosom

a person's breast or chest

3. bosom

cloth that covers the chest or breasts

4. bosom, embrace

a close affectionate and protective acceptance

Example Sentences:
'his willing embrace of new ideas'
'in the bosom of the family'

5. bosom, heart

the locus of feelings and intuitions

Example Sentences:
'in your heart you know it is true'
'her story would melt your bosom'

6. boob, bosom, breast, knocker, tit, titty

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

Verb

7. bosom

hide in one's bosom

Example Sentences:
'She bosomed his letters'

8. bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze

squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

Example Sentences:
'Hug me, please'
'They embraced'
'He hugged her close to him'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bosom

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noun
1. 
the chest or breast of a person, esp the female breasts
2. 
the part of a woman's dress, coat, etc, that covers the chest
3. 
a protective centre or part
the bosom of the family
4. 
the breast considered as the seat of emotions
5. (modifier)
very dear; intimate
a bosom friend
verb (transitive)
6. 
to embrace
7. 
to conceal or carry in the bosom

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bosom

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noun
1. 
the human breast; specif., a woman's breasts
2. 
a thing thought of as like this
the bosom of the sea
3. 
the breast regarded as the source of feelings or the seat of inmost thoughts
4. 
the enclosing space formed by the breast and arms in embracing
5. 
the inside; midst
in the bosom of one's family
6. 
a. 
the part of a dress, shirt, etc. that covers the breast
b. 
the space inside this part
verb transitive
7. 
to embrace; cherish
8. 
to conceal in the bosom; hide
adjective
9. 
cherished; intimate
a bosom companion

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bosom

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n.
1.
a. The chest of a human: He held the sleepy child to his bosom.
b. A woman's breast or breasts.
2. The part of a garment covering the chest or breasts.
3. The security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace: We welcomed the stranger into the bosom of our family.
4. The chest considered as the source of emotion.
adj.
Beloved; intimate: a bosom friend.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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