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chest¹
- /t͡ʃɛst/
- /t͡ʃɪst/ Scotland, dialectal, obsolete
Rhymes with -ɛst
Where it comes from
From Middle English cheste, chiste, from Old English ċest, ċist (“chest, casket; coffin; rush basket; box”), from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest, box”), from Latin cista (“chest, box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “chest, box, basket, hamper”).
noun chests · chist
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A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
The clothes are kept in a chest.
Similar: trunk
- A coffin.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury. You can take the money from the chest.
- A chest of drawers.
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The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
Holonyms: torso, trunk < body
Similar: breast
- The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso. Holonyms: thorax; torso, trunk
- A female human's breasts. He avoided being seen gazing at her chest, although he dearly longed to stare.
- A hit or blow made with one's chest. She scored with a chest into the goal.
verb chests · chesting · chested · chist
- To hit with one's chest (front of one's body) Pedersen fed Kalinic in West Brom's defensive third and his chested lay-off was met on the burst by the Canadian who pelted by Tamas and smashed the ball into the top of Myhill's net.
- To deposit in a chest.
- To place in a coffin.
- To handle, deal with. Children being loud and annoying in public is a small price to pay for living and participating in society. Everyone goes through this cycle and you too were once that child. We can’t just lock them indoors. Chest it, sorry.
chest²
- /t͡ʃɛst/
- /t͡ʃɪst/ Scotland, dialectal, obsolete
Rhymes with -ɛst
Where it comes from
From Middle English chest, cheste, cheeste, cheaste, from Old English ċēast, ċēas (“strife, quarrel, quarrelling, contention, murmuring, sedition, scandal; reproof”). Related to Old Frisian kāse (“strife, contention”), Old Saxon caest (“quarrel, dispute”), Old High German kōsa (“speech, story, account”).
noun chests
- Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
Chest³
Where it comes from
Shortened form of Chester taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.
proper noun
- University of Chester, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dresser, bureau, thorax, pectus, box, lockbox, cabinet, locker, coffer, closet, cupboard, rack, pantry, wardrobe, sack, credenza
Translations
Every language
noun strong box
| Español | arca, baúl, cofre |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 箱 xiāng |
| हिन्दी | संदूक़ sandūq, तिजोरी tijorī, पिटारा piṭārā |
| Português | baú |
| Français | coffre |
| Deutsch | Truhe, Koffer |
| Italiano | cassa, cassapanca, cofano, baule |
| Ελληνικά | κιβώτιο kivótio, κασόνι kasóni, μπαούλο baoúlo, κασέλα kaséla, σεντούκι sentoúki |
| Română | cufăr |
| Русский | сунду́к sundúk, я́щик jáščik |
| Tiếng Việt | rương, hòm |
| العربية | صُنْدُوق m or صَنْدُوق ṣundūq |
| עברית | אַרְגָּז argáz |
noun treasury
| Español | caja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 금고 geumgo |
| 日本語 | 金庫 kinko |
| 中文 | 金庫 /金库 jīnkù |
| हिन्दी | तिजोरी tijorī |
| Kiswahili | kifua |
| Deutsch | Kasse |
| Italiano | fondi, cassa, tesoro |
| Русский | сокро́вищница sokróviščnica |
| العربية | خَزِينَة ḵazīna |
| עברית | אוצר otsár |
noun chest of drawers
| Español | cómoda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서랍장 seorapjang |
| 日本語 | 箪笥 tansu |
| 中文 | 五斗櫃 /五斗柜 wǔdǒuguì, 抽屜櫃 /抽屉柜 chōutiguì |
| Kiswahili | kifua |
| Português | cômoda |
| Français | commode, chiffonnier |
| Deutsch | Kommode |
| Italiano | cassettone, comò |
| Ελληνικά | συρταριέρα syrtariéra, σιφονιέρα sifoniéra, κομός komós |
| Română | comodă |
| Русский | комо́д komód, шифонье́р šifonʹjér |
| العربية | كُمُودِينُو kumūdīnū, أَدْرَاجِيَّة ʔadrājiyya |
| עברית | כּוֹנָנִית konanít, ארון מגירות arón megerót, שידה, שִׁדָּה shidá |
noun thorax
| Español | pecho, tórax |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가슴 gaseum, 흉부 hyungbu |
| 日本語 | 胸 mune, 胸郭 kyōkaku |
| 中文 | 胸 xiōng, 胸部 xiōngbù, 胸膛 xiōngtáng |
| हिन्दी | छाती chātī, सीना sīnā |
| Kiswahili | kifua |
| Português | peito, tórax |
| Français | poitrine |
| Deutsch | Brust, Brustkorb, Thorax |
| Italiano | petto, torace |
| Ελληνικά | στήθος stíthos, στέρνο stérno, θώρακας thórakas |
| Română | piept, torace |
| Русский | грудь grudʹ, грудна́я кле́тка grudnája klétka |
| Tiếng Việt | ngực |
| العربية | صَدْر ṣadr |
| עברית | חָזֶה khazé |
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title = {chest},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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