bosom
bosom is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 10 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; se Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know Wherefore they do it. Shak. If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. Job xxxi.
- 2.3. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold. Within the bosom of that church. Hooker.
- 3.Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth. "The bosom of the ocean." Addison.
- 4.The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom of a shirt; a linen bosom. He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. Ex. iv.
- 5.6. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] Shak.
- 6.A depression round the eye of a millstone. Knight.
- 7.Of or pertaining to the bosom.
- 8.Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.
- 9.To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish. Bosom up my counsel, You'll find it wholesome. Shak.
- 10.To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom. To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. Pope.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abdomen
- abdominal
- about
- acquaintance
- advocate
- all
- ally
- alter
- ambo
- amigo
- and
- associate
- auxiliary
- backbone
- bedfellow
- begirt
- belly
- best
- boon
- bound
- breast
- bury
- casual
- cave
- center
- chamber
- childhood
- chum
- circumscribe
- circumscription
- circumvallation
- classman
- classmate
- coeliac
- colleague
- companion
- compass
- compatriot
- compeer
- comrade
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is bosom.
- What is 3. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold. Within the bosom of that church. Hooker called?
- What is any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth. "The bosom of the ocean." Addison called?
- What is a depression round the eye of a millstone. Knight called?
- What is intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend called?
- What is to inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish. Bosom up my counsel, You'll find it wholesome. Shak called?
- What is to conceal; to hide from view; to embosom. To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. Pope called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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