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breast

/bɹɛst/noun, verb1 syllable

Breast means: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman.

Synonyms for breast12

noun, as in either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty

noun, as in the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

noun, as in meat carved from the breast of a fowl

white meat

verb, as in reach the summit (of a mountain)

verb, as in confront bodily

also used for breast

heart, soul, brisket

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What does breast mean?7

noun

1

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

2

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen“he beat his breast in anger”

3

meat carved from the breast of a fowl

4

the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest

verb

1

reach the summit (of a mountain)“They breasted the mountain”

2

confront bodily“breast the storm”

3

meet at breast level“The runner breasted the tape”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with breast?51

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Breast in a sentence

  • First, we stuff the chicken breast with ham and cheese.DJ_Saidez
  • First, we stuff ham and cheese into the chicken breast.DJ_Saidez
  • Instinctively, the newborn seeks their mother's breast, recognizing her voice and her scent.nickitolas
  • She has had multiple plastic surgeries, including breast augmentations and a nose job.Hybrid
  • For many women, breast cancer is a matter of life and death.patgfisher
  • In comparison to mastectomy, lumpectomy removes a smaller percentage of breast tissue.Vanilla
  • Among my cousins, you know, there's a girl with the most enormous breasts.fcbond
  • I'm in love with a girl, but she's got small breasts.megamanenm

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Forms of breast

as a noun

plural
breasts

as a verb

past tense
breasted
present participle
breasting
third-person singular
breasts
past participle
breasted