bosom

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

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bosom (plural bosoms)

1. chest, breast; the pectoral muscles and mammae of the human, especially the female human.

   In the book The Scarlet Letter, the protagonist wears a red "A" on her chest, giving the author the excuse to mention her bosom 66 times.

   The buxom wench had an ample bosom.

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• Considered a polite way to refer to a woman's breasts.
• Means the chest collectively and cannot be used to refer to a single breast.

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See WikiSaurus:breasts

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bosom (not comparable)

1. In a very close relationship.

   bosom buddies

   • Lieut. Creecy of the navy, who has been detailed to the aerial experiments at the fort, and who was a bosom companion of young Selfridge, was brokenhearted. -- Describing the death of Thomas Etholen Selfridge, first airplane fatality in history, in "Fatal fall of Wright airship", New York Times September 18th 1908

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• Anagrams of bmoos
• booms
• moobs