bosom

[Bos·om]

The bosom is the breast or chest area of the body. It is also poetically considered to be the place where our feelings reside.

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The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

Noun
a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"

Noun
cloth that covers the chest or breasts

Noun
a person''s breast or chest

Noun
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

Noun
the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"

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Noun
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"

Verb
hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"

Verb
hide in one''s bosom; "She bosomed his letters"

n.
The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

n.
The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts.

n.
Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.

n.
Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth.

n.
The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom of a shirt; a linen bosom.

n.
Inclination; desire.

n.
A depression round the eye of a millstone.

a.
Of or pertaining to the bosom.

a.
Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.

v. t.
To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.

v. t.
To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.

Bosom

Bos"om , n. [AS. bsm; akin to D. bozem, Fries. bsm, OHG. puosum, G. busen, and prob. E. bough.] 1. The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.
You must prepare your bosom for his knife.
2. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; seet thoughts.
Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know Wherefore they do it.
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom.
3. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.
Within the bosom of that church.
4. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth. "The bosom of the ocean." Addison. 5. The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom of a shirt; a linen bosom.
He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
6. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] Shak. 7. A depression round the eye of a millstone. Knight.

Bosom

Bos"om, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the bosom. 2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.

Bosom

Bos"om, v. t. [p. & p. p. Bosomed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bosoming.] 1. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
Bosom up my counsel, You'll find it wholesome.
2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
To happy convents bosomed deep in vines.

The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

Of or pertaining to the bosom.

To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.

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Usage Examples

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.

A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and in the air above, and similarly a work of art is the product of strange activities in the human mind.

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Other Usage Examples

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor.