Chest
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /t͡ʃɛst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chest is a noun meaning A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
Meaning
A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
More Meanings
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- (anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
- The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
- (euphemistic) A female human's breasts.
- A hit or blow made with one's chest.
- (obsolete) A coffin.
Example Sentences
Holonyms: torso, trunk < body
Holonyms: thorax; torso, trunk
The clothes are kept in a chest.
She had a sudden pain in her chest.
Word Forms
- chests
- chesting
- chested
Synonyms for chest
Depending on context, synonyms include breast, trunk, thorax, dresser, pectus, bureau.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dresser, bureau, thorax, pectus, box, lockbox.
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