chest

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English ċest ‘box’ < Germanic *kistā < Latin cista < Ancient Greek κίστη ‘chest, box, basket, hamper’. Cognates from Germanic include Dutch kist, German Kiste.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʧɛst/, SAMPA: /tSEst/
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• Rhymes: -ɛst

[edit] Noun

chest (plural chests)

1. A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
2. (obsolete) A coffin.
3. The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
4. A chest of drawers.
5. (anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.

[edit] Synonyms

• (the thorax): breast
• (box): trunk

[edit] Derived terms

bad chest chest cavity chest cold chest of drawers chest pass chest wall chestnut

chesty get off one’s chest hope chest keep one's cards close to one's chest treasure chest war chest

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