chest

Plural: chests

Noun

The upper front part of the body, or a strong box.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
A coffin.
The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
A chest of drawers.
The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
A female human's breasts.
A hit or blow made with one's chest.
Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.

Verb

To hit with one's chest (front of one's body)
To deposit in a chest.
To place in a coffin.

Examples

An anteroposterior radiograph found opacities throughout her chest.
He avoided being seen gazing at her chest, although he dearly longed to stare.
He has a tattoo on his chest, and another on his upper back.
Her play of CHEST opened up a wide area, giving her a lot of options on the Words With Friends board.
She had a sudden pain in her chest.
She scored with a chest into the goal.
The clothes are kept in a chest.
The wild gorilla was beating its chest.
You can take the money from the chest.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cheste, chiste, from Old English ċest, ċist (“chest, casket; coffin; rush basket; box”), from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest, box”), from Latin cista (“chest, box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “chest, box, basket, hamper”).

Synonyms

breast, bureau, chest of drawers, dresser, pectus, thorax, trunk

Scrabble Score: 10

chest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

chest: valid Words With Friends Word