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bosom

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bos·om  (bzm, bzm)
n.
1.
a. The chest of a human: He held the sleepy child to his bosom.
b. A woman's breast or breasts.
2. The part of a garment covering the chest or breasts.
3. The security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace: We welcomed the stranger into the bosom of our family.
4. The chest considered as the source of emotion.
adj.
Beloved; intimate: a bosom friend.

[Middle English, from Old English bsm.]

bosom
Noun
1. the chest or breast of a person, esp. the female breasts
2. a protective centre or part: the bosom of the family
3. the breast considered as the seat of emotions
Adjective
very dear: a bosom friend [Old English bōsm]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bosom - the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
concealment, privateness, secrecy, privacy - the condition of being concealed or hidden
2.bosom - a person's breast or chest
breast, chest - the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
3.bosom - cloth that covers the chest or breasts
cloth covering - a covering made of cloth
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
4.bosom - a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"
adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal - the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
5.bosombosom - the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
hunch, suspicion, intuition - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
6.bosombosom - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
adult female body, woman's body - the body of an adult woman
lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
mammary gland, mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals
ring of color, areola - small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
Verb1.bosom - hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"
conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
2.bosom - squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
clasp - hold firmly and tightly
clinch - embrace amorously
cuddle - hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby"
interlock, lock - become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"

bosom
noun 1. breast, chest, front, bust, teats, thorax
noun 3. heart, feelings, spirit, soul, emotions, sympathies, sentiments, affections
adjective 4. intimate, close, warm, dear, friendly, confidential, cherished, boon, very dear
Translations
bosom [ˈbuzəm] npecho;
(fig) → seno;
bosom friend namigo/a íntimo/a or del alma

bosom [ˈbuzəm] npoitrine f (fig); sein m

bosom [ˈbuzəm] nBusen m (fig) (of family) → Schoß m

bosom [ˈbuzəm] npetto;
(fig) → seno

bosom
n bosom [ˈbuzəm]
1 a woman's breasts She has a large bosom. borste صَدْرُ المرأه، ثَدْيا المرأه женски гърди poprsí barm; bryst der Busen στήθος pecho rinnapartii پستان povi poitrine שָׁדָיִים वक्षस्थल njedra mell payudara (konu)brjóst petto, seno 乳房 (여자의) 가슴 krūtys krūtis buah dada boezem bryst piersi peito piept грудь poprsie prsi grudi barm, bröst หน้าอกผู้หญิง göğüs, meme 乳房 груди عورت کی چھاتی bộ ngực phụ nữ
2 the chest She held him tenderly to her bosom. bors, boesem حِضْن гръд prsa bryst die Brust στήθος, κόρφος pecho rind آغوش rinta poitrine, sein חָזֵה छाती grudi mell(kas) dada brjóst; faðmur petto 가슴 krūtinė krūtis dada borst barm pierś, łono peito piept, sân грудь prsia prsi, naročje nedra famn, bröst อก sine, göğüs, bağır груди سینہ ngực
3 the innermost part in the bosom of his family. in die skoot van sy gesin قَلْب، صَميم най-вътрешната част lůno skød das Herz το ενδότερο κομμάτι, κόρφος (μτφ.) seno rüpp درون helma sein בְּחֵיק अन्त:करण krilo kebel di dalam faðmur seno 内部 아늑한 장소 prieglobstis azote; [] loks dalam pangkuan keluarga boezem (familiens) skjød łono seio sân лоно lono naročje intima sköte ส่วนในสุด kucak, koyun 內部 серце, душа اندرونی sự che chở 内部
adj
intimate; close a bosom friend. boesem حَميم близък blízký, důvěrný hjerteven Busen-... επιστήθιος íntimo südame- صمیمی sydän- intime יְדִיד נֶפֶש अंतरंग मित्र najbolji kebelbarát akrab náinn vinur, trúnaðarvinur del cuore 親密な 친한 artimas sirdsdraugs; sirdsdraudzene rapat boezem- hjerte- serdeczny do peito intim близкий, закадычный dôverný intimen blizak intim, nära, närmaste ใกล้ชิด çok samimî 親密的 близький باعتماد ، رازدان thân thiết


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THERE grew a fragrant rose-tree where the brook flows, With two little tender buds, and one full rose; When the sun went down to his bed in the west, The little buds leaned on the rose-mother's breast, While the bright eyed stars their long watch kept, And the flowers of the valley in their green cradles slept; Then silently in odors they communed with each otber, The two little buds on the bosom of their mother.
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