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Bosom Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Bosom?
[n] a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"
[n] cloth that covers the chest or breasts [n] a person's breast or chest [n] either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [n] the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" [n] (archaic) the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret" [v] hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced" [v] hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters" Synonyms | Synonyms for Bosom: boob | embrace | embrace | heart | hug | knocker | squeeze | tit | titty Related Terms | Find terms related to Bosom: bag | bear | being | beloved | blood | bones | boobs | boon | bottle up | bowels | breast | breasts | brisket | bury | bust | cache | center | center of life | cherish | cherished | chest | clasp | classify | cling to | clip | close | conceal | confidential | core | crop | dear | deepest recesses | deposit | dug | embosom | embrace | enfold | entertain | esoteric reality | esprit | file and forget | fold | fondle | foster | gut | guts | harbor | have | have and hold | heart | heart of hearts | heartstrings | hide away | hold | hold on to | hold out on | hug | in petto | inmost heart | inmost soul | inner | inner landscape | inner life | inner man | inner nature | inner recess | inner self | innermost being | inside | interior | interior man | intern | internal | intimate | intrados | inward | keep | keep back | keep between us | keep buttoned up | keep close | keep dark | keep from | keep hidden | keep in ignorance | keep mum | keep secret | keep snug | keep under wraps | knockers | lock up | make no sign | mama | mamelon | mamelonation | mammary gland | mammilla | mammillation | midst | nenes | nerve center | never let on | nipple | not give away | not tell | nurse | nurture | pair | pap | papilla | penetralia | pigeon breast | plant | play dumb | press | put away | quick | recesses | seal up | secret heart | secret place | secret places | secrete | soul | special | spirit | squeeze | stash | store away | stow away | teat | thorax | tit | tits | titties | titty | treasure | treasure up | true being | true inwardness | udder | veil | viscera | vital center | vital principle | vitals | withhold See Also | acceptance | acceptation | adoption | adult female body | areola | breast | clasp | cloth covering | conceal | concealment | cuddle | espousal | garment | hide | hunch | interlock | intuition | lactiferous duct | lock | mamma | mammary gland | privacy | privateness | ring of color | secrecy | suspicion | woman's body Bosom In Webster's Dictionary \Bos"om\ (b[oo^]z"[u^]m), n. [AS. b?sm; akin to D. bozem,
Fries. b?sm, 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. --Shak.
2. 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. --Shak.
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my
iniquity in my bosom. --Job xxxi.
33.
3. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.
Within the bosom of that church. --Hooker.
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. --Ex. iv.
6.
6. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] --Shak.
7. A depression round the eye of a millstone. --Knight.
\Bos"om\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the bosom. 2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend. \Bos"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bosomed} (-[u^]md); 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. --Shak. 2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom. To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. --Pope. |
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