breast

Plural: breasts

Noun

• the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
  • "he beat his breast in anger"
• either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
• meat carved from the breast of a fowl
• the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest
• 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.
• 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.
• The upper surface of a landform or body of water.
• The face of a coal working.
• The front of a furnace.
• The power of singing; a musical voice.
• The breaststroke.

Verb

Verb Forms: breasted, breasting, breasts

• To face or move against something bravely.
• meet at breast level
  • "The runner breasted the tape"
• reach the summit (of a mountain)
  • "They breasted the mountain"
• confront bodily
  • "breast the storm"
• To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
• To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence).
• To debreast.

Examples

• chimney breast
• He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
• plough breast
• She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
• Tanya’s breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.
• The robin has a red breast.
• Would you like breast or wing?
• You must breast the challenge of a tile rack full of vowels.

Synonyms

boob, bosom, chest, front, knocker, summit, tit, titty, white meat, brisket, heart, soul

Antonyms

dark meat, thigh, wing

Anagrams of breast