breast
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breast
- /bɹɛst/ US, UK
- /bɹest/ Australia, New Zealand
- /bɾɛst/ Scotland, Wales
Sounds like Brest · Rhymes with -ɛst
Where it comes from
From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”). Compare West Frisian boarst, Danish bryst, Swedish bröst; cf. also Dutch borst, German Brust.
noun breasts · brest
- Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. Tanya’s breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.
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The chest, or front of the human thorax.
The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, / For he heard the loud bassoon.
Similar: chest
- A section of clothing covering the breast area. By the time he reached the War Memorial damp had soaked through the breasts of his shirt.
- The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts. She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
- The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax. The robin has a red breast.
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A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
Would you like breast or wing?
Similar: white meat, brisket
- The front or forward part of anything. chimney breast
- The upper surface of a landform or body of water. Mountains on whose barren breast / The labouring clouds do often rest.
- The face of a coal working.
- The front of a furnace.
- The power of singing; a musical voice. By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast.
- The breaststroke.
verb breasts · breasting · breasted · brest
- To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face. […]when the court, very much to the credit of their candour and firmness, breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.
- To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence). He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
- To debreast. Breast the birds; wash and dry well. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the birds in a roasting pan.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tit, bosom, white meat, knocker, boob, front, titty, mamma, mammary, lactation, breastfeeding, breastmilk, milky, dairy, milk, brisket
Translations
Every language
noun animal's thorax
| Español | pechuga |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 胸甲 xiōngjiǎ |
| Português | peito |
| Français | poitrine, poitrail |
| Ελληνικά | στήθος stíthos |
| Русский | грудь grudʹ |
noun milk-producing organ
| Español | pecho, seno, teta, mama, chichi, chiche |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유방 yubang, 가슴 gaseum |
| 日本語 | 胸 mune, 乳房 chibusa, にゅうぼう nyūbō |
| 中文 | 乳房 rǔfáng, 胸 xiōng |
| हिन्दी | स्तन stan |
| Kiswahili | titi, ziwa, dodo |
| Português | seio, peito, mama, maminha |
| Français | sein, poitrine |
| Deutsch | Brust |
| Italiano | mammella, poppa |
| Ελληνικά | στήθος stíthos, μαστός mastós |
| Română | piept, sân |
| Русский | грудь grudʹ, гру́ди grúdi, си́ськи sísʹki, пе́рси pérsi, до́йки dójki, ти́тьки títʹki |
| Tiếng Việt | vú |
| العربية | ثَدْي ṯady |
| עברית | שָׁד shad, ציצי tsitsi |
noun chest
| Español | pecho |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가슴 gaseum, 흉부 hyungbu |
| 日本語 | 胸 mune, 胸郭 kyōkaku |
| 中文 | 胸部 xiōngbù |
| हिन्दी | छाती chātī |
| Kiswahili | kifua |
| Português | peito, peitos |
| Français | poitrine |
| Deutsch | Brust, Brustkorb |
| Italiano | petto, seno |
| Ελληνικά | στήθος stíthos, στέρνο stérno |
| Română | piept |
| Русский | грудь grudʹ, грудна́я кле́тка grudnája klétka |
| العربية | صَدْر ṣadr |
| עברית | חָזֶה khazé |
noun seat of emotions
| Español | corazón |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 思想 sīxiǎng |
| Kiswahili | kifua |
| Português | coração |
| Français | poitrine, cœur |
| Deutsch | Brust |
| Ελληνικά | καρδιά kardiá, στήθος stíthos |
| Русский | се́рдце sérdce |
| עברית | לֵב lev |
noun choice cut of meat from poultry or other animals
| Español | pechuga |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 胸 xiōng |
| Português | peito |
| Français | blanc |
| Deutsch | -brust, Entenbrust, Fasanenbrust, Gänsebrust, Geflügelbrust, Hühnchenbrust |
| Italiano | petto |
| Ελληνικά | στήθος stíthos |
| Русский | гру́дка grúdka, груди́нка grudínka |
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