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bosom
Found in thesaurus: privacy, secrecy, privateness, concealment, breast, cloth covering, acceptance, acceptation, adoption, espousal, suspicion, intuition, hunch, mamma, mammary gland, hide, conceal, clasp
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bosom
n.
human chest; female breasts; section of a garment that covers the chest; source of thoughts and emotions, heart; warm and welcoming place
adj.
close, intimate (of a friend, etc.)
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Breast
The breast is one of two prominences found on the upper ventral region of the torso of female and male primates. In females, it serves as the mammary gland, which produces and secretes milk and feeds infants. Both females and males develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. At puberty, estrogens, in conjunction with growth hormone, cause breast development. Males do not develop pronounced or physiologically matured breasts because their bodies produce lower levels of estrogens and higher levels of androgens, namely testosterone, which suppress the effects of estrogens in developing breast tissue. The breasts of females are typically far more prominent than those of males.
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bosom
Noun
1. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
(hypernym) privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment
(classification) archaism, archaicism
2. a person's breast or chest
(hypernym) breast
3. cloth that covers the chest or breasts
(hypernym) cloth covering
(part-holonym) garment
4. a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"
(synonym) embrace
(hypernym) adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal
5. the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
(synonym) heart
(hypernym) intuition, hunch, suspicion
6. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
(synonym) breast, knocker, boob, tit, titty
(hypernym) mammary gland, mamma
(part-holonym) adult female body, woman's body
(part-meronym) lactiferous duct
Verb
1. hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"
(hypernym) hide, conceal
2. hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"
(synonym) embrace, hug, squeeze
(hypernym) clasp
(hyponym) clinch
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bosom
n.
prsa; v lůně čeho
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bosom
Rzecz.
pierś; na łonie
