bosom

Plural: bosoms

Noun

• the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
  • "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
• a person's breast or chest
• cloth that covers the chest or breasts
• a close affectionate and protective acceptance
  • "in the bosom of the family"
• the locus of feelings and intuitions
  • "her story would melt your bosom"
• either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
• 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

Verb Forms: bosomed, bosoming, bosoms

• To embrace or hold closely, often affectionately; to cherish.
• hide in one's bosom
  • "She bosomed his letters"
• squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
• 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.
• To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.
• To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.

Adj

• In a very close relationship.

Examples

• She would BOSOM every high-scoring word on her rack, carefully planning its placement.

Synonyms

boob, breast, embrace, heart, hug, knocker, squeeze, tit, titty, breasts

Anagrams of bosom