| NOUN | state | bosom | the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | The chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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