Sekirov Dictionary

breast

/bɹɛst/

noun 12
verb 3
forms 4
phrases 3

noun12

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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. — 1798
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a round area on the left or right of the chest, which in women can make milk for a baby
- Tanya’s breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.
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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?
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The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax.
- The robin has a red breast.
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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 front or forward part of anything.
The face of a coal working.
The front of a furnace.
The breaststroke.
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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. — 1956
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The upper surface of a landform or body of water.
- Mountains on whose barren breast / The labouring clouds do often rest. — 1645
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(no longer used) The power of singing; a musical voice.
- By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast. — 1601

verb3

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(figurative) 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. — 1817
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To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence).
- He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
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To debreast.
- Breast the birds; wash and dry well. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the birds in a roasting pan. — 2005

forms

breasted · breasting · breasts · breasteses

Phrases with breast

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