bosom

Noun · Verb
US[booz-uhm]/ˈbʊzəm/2 syllables
Synonyms: embraceheartbreastknockerboobtittittyhugsqueeze

Open English WordNet

Noun (6)bosoms

  1. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept“his bosom was bursting with the secret”Type of privacy, privateness
  2. a person's breast or chestType of breast, chest
  3. cloth that covers the chest or breastsType of cloth coveringPart of garment
  4. a close affectionate and protective acceptance“his willing embrace of new ideas”“in the bosom of the family”Synonyms: embraceType of adoption, acceptance
  5. the locus of feelings and intuitions“in your heart you know it is true”“her story would melt your bosom”Synonyms: heartType of intuition, hunch
  6. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a womanSynonyms: breastknockerboobtittittyType of mammary gland, mammaKinds sideboobPart of adult female body, woman's bodyParts lactiferous duct, areola

Verb (2)bosoms, bosomed, bosoming

  1. hide in one's bosom“She bosomed his letters”More general hide, conceal
  2. hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness“Hug me, please”“They embraced”“He hugged her close to him”Synonyms: embracehugsqueezeMore general claspMore specific interlock, cuddle, clinch

Related words bosomy adjective, embrace verb, clinch noun, hugger noun, hugging noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Bos′om (bo͝oz′ŭm; 277), noun

Origin: AS. bōsm; akin to D. bozem, Fries. bōsm, 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.— William Shakespeare

2. Specifically: The breasts of a woman; as, an ample bosom.

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

Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know Wherefore they do it.— William Shakespeare
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom.— Job xxxi. 33.

4. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.

Within the bosom of that church.— Richard Hooker

5. 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.” Joseph Addison

6. 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.— Ex. iv. 6.

7. Inclination; desire. obsolete William Shakespeare

8. A depression round the eye of a millstone. Knight, Edward Henry

bos′om adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the bosom.

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

bos′om transitive verb [past tense & past participle Bosomed (-ŭmd); present participle & verbal noun 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.— William Shakespeare

2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.

To happy convents bosomed deep in vines.— Alexander Pope

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors

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