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bosom definition

bosom (bo̵oz′əm; occas. bo̵̅o̅′zəm)

noun

  1. the human breast; specif., a woman's breasts
  2. a thing thought of as like this the bosom of the sea
  3. the breast regarded as the source of feelings or the seat of inmost thoughts
  4. the enclosing space formed by the breast and arms in embracing
  5. the inside; midst in the bosom of one's family
    1. the part of a dress, shirt, etc. that covers the breast
    2. the space inside this part

Etymology: ME < OE bosm; prob. < IE base *bhou-, *bhū-, to grow, swell

transitive verb

  1. to embrace; cherish
  2. to conceal in the bosom; hide

adjective

cherished; intimate a bosom companion

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bosom Synonyms

bosom

n.

  1. The breast

    breasts, bust, teats; see breast 2.

  2. The chest

    breast, ribs, rib cage, thorax; see chest 2.

  3. One's inner self

    heart, intimate center, core; see breast 3, center 1, mind 1. See syn. study at breast.


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bosom Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • heave: Not that I looked at her taut heaving bosom or anything like that.

Adjective modifier

  • ample: Dame Judi Dench ' s ample bosom caused big problems at the Oscars.

Modifies a noun

  • buddy: Staying together, barriers have cropped among the bosom buddies.

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?

Preposition: of

  • family: If you had torn yourself from the bosom of the Y family by an earlier train, all might have been well.
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bosom quotes

Nothing could moderate, in the bosom of the great English middle class, their passionate, absorbing, almost blood-thirsty clinging to life.

-Arnold, Matthew

Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

-Bible (Old Testament)

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

-Bible (NewTestament)

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