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bosom (bo̵ozəm; occas. bo̵̅o̅zəm)

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

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.

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

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