breast

CEFRB1

/bɹɛst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Either of the two soft body parts on a woman’s chest.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A section of clothing covering the breast area.

Examples

  • Music has a charm that soothes even the savage's breast.

  • She put the baby to her breast.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /bɹest/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The chest, or front of the human thorax.

  2. Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.

  3. The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts.

More examples

In context

  • You had better make a clean breast of everything.

  • She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.

  • Tanya’s breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”). Compare West Frisian boarst, Danish bryst, Swedish bröst; cf. also Dutch borst, German Brust.