breast
IPA: brˈɛst
noun
- (anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
- (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
- A section of clothing covering the breast area.
- The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
- The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
- 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.
- The front or forward part of anything.
- (mining) The face of a coal working.
- (mining) The front of a furnace.
- (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
- (swimming) The breaststroke.
verb
- (transitive, often figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
- To reach the top (of a hill).
- (transitive, cooking) To debreast.
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Examples of "breast" in Sentences
- She was diagnosed as a breast cancer.
- The breast and neck of the female are buff.
- The crown is chestnut and the breast is rufous.
- The author seems to be preoccupied with breasts.
- Cushion the pressures with the softness of your breast.
- It is worn on the breast and shoulder, over the doublet.
- On the original, the breasts are well rounded by the drapery.
- Ptosis of the breast refers to drooping or sagging of the breast.
- The normal male breast is indistinguishable from the immature female breast.
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