NOUN | state | bosom | the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept |
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body | bosom | a person's breast or chest | |
artifact | bosom | cloth that covers the chest or breasts | |
act | bosom, embrace | a close affectionate and protective acceptance | |
cognition | bosom, heart | the locus of feelings and intuitions | |
body | bosom, breast, knocker, boob, tit, titty | either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman | |
VERB | perception | bosom | hide in one's bosom / bosom |
contact | bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness |
Sounds | buh'zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | The chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept. | |
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Example | "his bosom was bursting with the secret" | |
Broader | privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment | The condition of being concealed or hidden / hidden |
Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
Verbs | bosom | hide in one's bosom / bosom |
Meaning | A person's breast or chest. | |
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Broader | breast, chest | The front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen |
Adjectives | bosomy | (of a woman's body) having a large bosom / bosom and pleasing curves |
Verbs | bosom | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness |
bosom | hide in one's bosom / bosom |
Meaning | cloth that covers the chest or breasts. | |
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Part of | garment | An article of clothing |
Broader | cloth covering | A covering made of cloth |
Spanish | pechera | |
Catalan | pitrera |
Meaning | A close affectionate and protective acceptance. | |
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Example | "in the bosom of the family" | |
Synonym | embrace | |
Broader | adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal | The act of accepting with approval |
Catalan | adhesió, dedicació |
Meaning | The locus of feelings and intuitions. | |
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Example | "her story would melt your bosom" | |
Synonym | heart | |
Broader | intuition, hunch, suspicion | An impression that something might be the case |
Spanish | alma, corazón | |
Catalan | ànima, cor |
Meaning | Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman. | |
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Synonyms | breast, knocker, boob, tit, titty | |
Part of | adult female body, woman's body | The body of an adult woman |
Parts | areola, ring of color | small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite |
lactiferous duct | ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple | |
Broader | mammary gland, mamma | milk-secreting organ of female mammals |
Spanish | busto, macoca, mama, mamas, melón, pechera, pecho, pechos, seno, senos, teta, tetas | |
Catalan | bust, pit, pits, sina, teta | |
Adjectives | bosomy | (of a woman's body) having a large bosom / bosom and pleasing curves |
Meaning | hide in one's bosom / bosom. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "She bosomed his letters" | |
Broader | hide, conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
Nouns | bosom | a person's breast or chest |
bosom | the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept |
Meaning | Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | embrace, hug, squeeze | |
Narrower | clinch | embrace amorously |
cuddle | hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth | |
interlock, lock | Become engaged or intermeshed with one another | |
Broader | clasp | hold firmly and tightly |
Spanish | abrazar, estrujar, seno | |
Catalan | abraçar | |
Nouns | bosom | a person's breast or chest |
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