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   bosom

   /ˈbʊz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. a woman's chest or breasts: "her ample bosom" Similar bustchestbreaststechnical:mammary glandsmammaeinformal:boobsboobiestitstittiesknockersbazookasmelonsjubbliesbubbiesorbsglobesjugsbristolscharliesbapsbazoomscasabaschi-chishootersnorksarchaic:dugspapsembonpoint
   • ▪ a part of a dress covering the chest: "she had plucked the brooch from her bosom"
   • ▪ the space between a person's clothing and their chest used for carrying things: "he carried a letter in his bosom"
   • ▪ a person's loving care and protection: "Bruno went home each night to the bosom of his family" Similar protectionheartcoremidstcentrecirclesheltersafetyrefuge
   • ▪ used to refer to the chest as the seat of emotions: "quivering dread was settling in her bosom" Similar heartbreastsoulbeinginner beingcorespiritseat of one's emotionsseat of one's affections

   adjective

   • 1. (of a friend) very close or intimate: "the two girls had become bosom friends"

   Word Origin Old Englishbōsm, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boezem and German Busen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bosomed adjective

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