breast

breast
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. bosom, bust, mama; spirit.
See convexity, feeling, body. — v. face, brave. See opposition.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The forepart of the body above the abdomen]
Syn. chest, thorax, heart, bosom; see chest 2 .
2. [A protuberant mammary gland]
Syn. bosom, mammary gland, teat, mammilla, nipple, bust, dug ( especially of animals ), udder ( especially of cows ), tit*, titty*, jug*, boobie*, boob*, knocker*.
3. [One's inner self]
Syn. mind, heart, bosom, thoughts, conscience, soul, feelings, psyche, spirit, essential nature, being, character, innermost being, heart of hearts, core; see also mind 1 , soul 2 .
• beat one's breast,
Syn. repent, humble oneself, be penitent, be remorseful; see apologize , regret 1 .
• make a clean breast of,
Syn. confess, reveal, expose; see admit 2 .
Syn.- breast refers to the front part of the human torso from the shoulders to the abdomen, or designates either of the female mammary glands; bosom refers to the entire human breast or to a woman's two breasts but, except in euphemistic applications [ a big- bosomed matron ] , is now more common in figurative usage, where it implies the human breast as a source of feeling, a protective, loving enclosure, etc. [ the bosom of his family ] ; bust , as considered here, almost always implies the female breasts and is the conventional term in referring to silhouette, form, etc., as in garment fitting or beauty contests
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. chest bosom, bust, mammary gland, *tit, *boob, teat, udder.
2. heart soul, core, inner self, spirit, psyche.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The seat of a person's innermost emotions and feelings: bosom, heart, soul. Idioms: bottom of one's heart, cockles of one's heart, one's heart of hearts. See FEELINGS.

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  • Breast — (br[e^]st), n. [OE. brest, breost, As. bre[ o]st; akin to Icel. brj[=o]st, Sw. br[ o]st, Dan. bryst, Goth. brusts, OS. briost, D. borst, G. brust.] 1. The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • breast — [brest] n. [ME brest < OE breost < IE base * bhreus , to swell, sprout] 1. either of two milk secreting glands protruding from the upper, front part of a woman s body 2. a corresponding gland in a female primate 3. a corresponding… …   English World dictionary

  • breast — breast; breast·ed; breast·er; breast·height; breast·hook; breast·less; breast·rail; breast·rope; breast·sum·mer; breast·weed; …   English syllables

  • breast — [ brest ] noun ** 1. ) count one of the two round soft parts on the front of a woman s body that produce milk when she has a baby: She had small round breasts. breast cancer 2. ) count FORMAL a person s CHEST a ) count LITERARY your chest and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Breast — Breast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breasting}.] To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. [1913 Webster] The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • breast — (n.) O.E. breost breast, bosom; mind, thought, disposition, from P.Gmc. *breustam breast (Cf. O.S. briost, O.Fris. briast, O.N. brjost, Du. borst, Ger. brust, Goth. brusts), perhaps lit. swelling and from PIE root *bhreus to swell, sprout (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • breast — [n1] front of upper body bosom, bust, chest, front, mammary glands, mammilla, nipple, teat, udder; concept 418 breast [n2] feelings, conscience being, bosom, character, core, emotions, essential nature, heart, mind, psyche, seat of affections,… …   New thesaurus

  • breast — index confront (encounter), defy, resist (oppose), withstand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • breast — ► NOUN 1) either of the two soft, protruding organs on a woman s chest which secrete milk after pregnancy. 2) a person s or animal s chest region. ► VERB 1) face and move forwards against or through. 2) reach the top of (a hill). DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

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  • breast — [[t]bre̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ breasts 1) N COUNT: oft poss N A woman s breasts are the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby. She wears a low cut dress which reveals her breasts... As my newborn cuddled at my breast, her… …   English dictionary

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