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   breast

   /brɛst/

   noun

   • 1. either of the two soft, protruding organs on the upper front of a woman's body which secrete milk after childbirth: "Caroline crossed her arms over her breasts" Similar technical:mammary glandmammabosom(s)bustchestinformal:boobsknockersboobiesbazookasmelonsjubbliesbubbiesorbsglobesbristolscharliesbapsbazoomscasabaschi-chisnorksvulgar slang:titstittiesjugshooterscansarchaic:dugspapsembonpoint
   • 2. a person's chest, especially when regarded as the seat of the emotions: "wild feelings of frustration were rising up in his breast" Similar heartsoulbosomseat of one's emotions/feelingsinnermost beingcore
   • ▪ the part of a bird or mammal that corresponds to a person's chest: "the breast feathers of the doves"
   • ▪ a joint of meat or portion of poultry cut from the breast of a bird or mammal: "Lisa popped a breast of chicken into the microwave"
   • ▪ the part of a garment that covers the chest: "a breast pocket"

   verb

   • 1. face and move forwards against or through (something): "I watched him breast the wave"
   • ▪ reach the top of (a hill): "a pair of riders breasted the rise ahead"

   Word Origin Old Englishbrēost, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch borst and German Brust.

   Derivatives

   • 1. breasted adjective

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   Breasts are the prominences on the upper torso of humans and other primates, which serve as mammary glands for females. Learn about the structure, development, and variation of breasts, as well as their social and sexual significance in different cultures.

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   noun. /brest/ Idioms. part of body. [countable] either of the two round soft parts at the front of a woman’s body that produce milk when she has had a baby. She put the baby to her breast. breast milk. breast cancer. She had breast-augmentation surgery. Getting breast implants entails major surgery. She discovered a lump in her breast.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of breast – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of breast as a noun for a woman's chest or a bird's body part, and see how to say it in different languages. Find out how to use breast in phrases like breast-feed or breaststroke.