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bosom

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noun

bos·om ˈbu̇-zəm

also ˈbü-

: the human chest and especially the front part of the chest

hugged the child to his bosom

: a woman's breasts regarded especially as a single feature

a woman with an ample bosom

also : breast

a woman's bosoms

: the chest conceived of as the seat of the emotions and intimate feelings

a story you will take to your bosom

: the security and intimacy of or like that of being hugged to someone's bosom

the bosom of her family

: the part of a garment that covers the chest or the breasts

bosom

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verb

bosomed; bosoming; bosoms

transitive verb

: to enclose in or as if in an embrace

a Gothic, moss-grown structure, half bosomed in trees—

T. L. Peacock

: to enclose or carry in the bosom (see bosom entry 1)

she bosomed her letter—

E. P. O'Donnell

bosom

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Example Sentences

Noun He clutched the flowers to his bosom. He never spoke of his childhood as an orphan, but kept dark memories of those days in his bosom. The shirt has a plain color and ruffles at the bosom. Verb bosomed by overgrown shrubbery, the abandoned cottage seemed like the ideal place for an afternoon tryst Adjective promised to remain bosom friends for the rest of their lives

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As so often with Baumbach, we are ushered into the bosom of a family. —

Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2022 Like the bird presented at the table, women tend to be carved up in our society according to our needs — here a soft bosom of comfort, there a sinewy wing of discipline. —

Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022 See More

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