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breast
[brest]
noun
Anatomy, Zoology., (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
Zoology., the corresponding part in quadrupeds.
either of the pair of mammae occurring on the chest in humans and having a discrete areola around the nipple, especially the mammae of the female after puberty, which are enlarged and softened by hormonally influenced mammary-gland development and fat deposition and which secrete milk after the birth of a child: the breasts of males normally remain rudimentary.
the part of a garment that covers the chest.
the bosom conceived of as the center of emotion.
What anger lay in his breast when he made that speech?
a projection from a wall, as part of a chimney.
any surface or part resembling or likened to the human breast.
Mining., the face or heading at which the work is going on.
Metallurgy.
the front of an open-hearth furnace.
the clay surrounding the taphole of a cupola.
Nautical.
a rounded bow.
verb (used with object)
to meet or oppose boldly; confront.
As a controversial public figure he has breasted much hostile criticism.
to contend with or advance against.
The ship breasted the turbulent seas.
to climb or climb over (a mountain, obstacle, etc.).
to overcome, succeed against.
to come alongside or abreast of.
verb phrase
breast off
to thrust (a vessel) sideways from a wharf.
to keep (a vessel) away from a wharf by means of timbers.
breast in, to bind (an object, as a boatswain's chair) securely under a projection, as the flare of a bow.
breast
/ brɛst /
noun
the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest
either of the two soft fleshy milk-secreting glands on the chest in sexually mature human females adjective mammary
a similar organ in certain other mammals
anything that resembles a breast in shape or position
the breast of the hill
a source of nourishment
the city took the victims to its breast
the source of human emotions
the part of a garment that covers the breast
a projection from the side of a wall, esp that formed by a chimney
mining the face being worked at the end of a tunnel
to display guilt and remorse publicly or ostentatiously
to make a confession of
verb
to confront boldly; face
breast the storm
to oppose with the breast or meet at breast level
breasting the waves
to come alongside of
breast the ship
to reach the summit of
breasting the mountain top
Other Word Forms
- breastless adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of breast1
Word History and Origins
Origin of breast1
Idioms and Phrases
make a clean breast of, to confess everything (of which one is guilty).
You'll feel better if you make a clean breast of it.
beat one's breast, to display one's grief, remorse, etc., in a loud and demonstrative manner.
Example Sentences
Two Margate women who were diagnosed with breast cancer are urging people to understand the symptoms and have the courage to stand up for themselves if their concerns have been disregarded by doctors.
Vizzoni is a former brand strategist and breast cancer survivor who has also modeled mastectomy bras for Victoria’s Secret.
But customers are skipping drumsticks, breasts and thighs, reaching instead for sandwiches and tenders that have made Chick-fil-A, Dave’s Hot Chicken and Raising Cane’s some of the industry’s fastest-growing brands.
But unlike breast cancer, there is currently no national screening programme for prostate cancer.
On one occasion, Nada says Mr Karagoz took her behind a curtain to get nappies for her son where "he tried to touch my breasts".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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