bosom Definition
bosom (bo̵oz′əm; occas. bo̵̅o̅′zəm)
noun
- the human breast; specif., a woman's breasts
- a thing thought of as like this the bosom of the sea
- the breast regarded as the source of feelings or the seat of inmost thoughts
- the enclosing space formed by the breast and arms in embracing
- the inside; midst in the bosom of one's family
- the part of a dress, shirt, etc. that covers the breast
- the space inside this part
Etymology: ME < OE bosm; prob. < IE base *bhou-, *bhū-, to grow, swell
transitive verb
- to embrace; cherish
- to conceal in the bosom; hide
adjective
cherished; intimate a bosom companion
bosom Synonyms
bosom
n.
bosom Usage Examples
Converse of object
- heave: Not that I looked at her taut heaving bosom or anything like that.
- have: No we are not checking them out, although number three does have a very ample bosom.
Adjective modifier
- ample: Dame Judi Dench ' s ample bosom caused big problems at the Oscars.
- thy: May the wrath of the diet thread beat upon thy naked bosom.
- collective: The Madding Crowd's collective bosom was not on display.
- warm: He then ate the food and climbed the hill before burying himself in the warm bosom of Ffyona Campbell or some such blond.
- own: With Him in all eternity, resting in His own bosom was His Only Begotten Son, the Son of His Love.
- big: Even if you've got big bosoms, you don't have to look like a frump.
Modifies a noun
- buddy: Staying together, barriers have cropped among the bosom buddies.
- pal: For example, the expert might be the opponent's mom or dad, or at least a bosom pal.
- friend: He was also the bosom friend of Pan American Airways.
Noun used with modifier
thy: I am as reason and intellect within thy bosom At the time of joy and gladness, at the time of sorrow and distress.
Possessives
- mother: Shall I take a knife and tear open my mother's bosom?
- man: So long as I have been here, I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom.
Preposition: of
- family: If you had torn yourself from the bosom of the Y family by an earlier train, all might have been well.
- lake: And slips into the bosom of the lake: I have absolutely no idea what this means!
- sea: Soon our little convoy was enveloped in the bosom of those fabled sand seas so emblematic of the Sahara.
- mountain: We gazed up the cleft into the bosom of the mountain.
- man: He would there find in profusion that which comes most home to the business and the bosoms of men.
- earth: Out of the bosom of the earth, where the muse Thalia lies silent, the song germinates.
Browse dictionary entries near bosom
- ‹ Bosnia and Herzegovina
- ‹ bosky
- ‹ Boskop skull
- ‹ bosket
- ‹ bosk
- ‹ bosh
- ‹ Bose
- ‹ boschvark
- ‹ Bosch
- ‹ boscage
- bosomed ›
- bosomy ›
- boson ›
- Bosporus ›
- bosque ›
- bosquet ›
- Bosquet, Pierre ›
- boss ›
- bossa nova ›
- Bossidy,John Collins ›

