bosom
IPA: bˈʊzʌm
noun
- (anatomy, somewhat dated) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).
- The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
- The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
- The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
- A breast, one of a woman's breasts
- Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
- A depression round the eye of a millstone.
verb
- To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
- To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
- (intransitive) To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.
- (transitive) To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.
adjective
- In a very close relationship.
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Examples of "bosom" in Sentences
- She felt pain in her bosoms.
- Sweetheart necklines accentuate the bosom.
- I am in the bosom of a virtuous and good people.
- The ancient Shiva Temple is at a bosom of this village.
- In 1918 waists and the bosom did not play a big role anymore.
- Doubletop Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Squaw's Bosom.
- Eventually things thawed and Melanie was back in the family bosom.
- The corset was reduced to a minimal form, primarily to support the bosom.
- Does not the carrot scream as it is ripped from the bosom of mother earth
- I would not have such a heart in my bosom for the dignity of the whole body.
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