bosom
the breast of a human being.
the breasts of a woman.
the part of a garment that covers the breast.
the breast, conceived of as the center of feelings or emotions.
something likened to the human breast: the bosom of the earth.
a state of enclosing intimacy; warm closeness: the bosom of the family.
of, relating to, or worn on or over the bosom.
intimate or confidential: a bosom friend.
to take to the bosom; embrace; cherish.
to hide from view; conceal.
Origin of bosom
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How to use bosom in a sentence
Soon I was in the safe bosom of emergency care, slipping in and out of consciousness as a nurse gently dabbed the blood from my face.
That will be the moment of reckoning for the monarchy—and if the institution continues to find sanctuary in the bosom of the right-wing establishment, then it may not survive in its current form.
Meghan and Harry’s Interview Won’t End the Monarchy. But a Reckoning Is Coming | Dan Stewart | March 9, 2021 | Time“Ist kalt, ist kalt,” she said and rolled the can across her generous, bare bosom as if to show me how chilly and refreshing it would be while simultaneously making sure it wasn’t.
Homecomings used to feel special. But that was before we spent all our time at home. | Liz Langley | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostWhen these topics are breached, you won’t have to pretend you got a text alert to go pick up your prescription at Target, springing away from the bosom of the family like a popped bra strap.
Okay, so maybe we don’t miss everything about holiday travel | Liz Langley | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostClose by, a fat woman was holding a small brown-and-white dog to her bosom.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Even after she left its barbed bosom, it did its best to further excommunicate and sideline her.
If Kate Middleton’s Butt Could Speak: It’s Time Royal Princesses Led Visible, Voluble Public Lives | Tim Teeman | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough he “returned to the bosom of my family after the nightmare years,” he often thought about his fallen comrades.
Blood and Mud: A French Soldier’s WWI Memoir Vividly Describes Trench Warfare | Marc Wortman | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArriving in Boston was like landing upon the bosom of serenity from the derangement of a war zone.
With Mofaz folding himself back into the bosom of the Likud, it is hard to see just what change is getting started.
They are so rich in harmony, so weird, so wild, that when you hear them you are like a sea-weed cast upon the bosom of the ocean.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayYou will follow the suite of my daughter to Spain, and you will become the bosom Counsellor of the wife of your Prince?
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThere were those who saw him lying on the ground, still in death, his bosom drenched in blood.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnHe was Honour's self, till he brought the serpent to his bosom, in the shape of his perfidious son.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterAt this part of Lorenzo's narrative, a cry, unutterable in words, burst from the engloomed but steadfast bosom of his auditor.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for bosom
/ (ˈbʊzəm) /
the chest or breast of a person, esp the female breasts
the part of a woman's dress, coat, etc, that covers the chest
a protective centre or part: the bosom of the family
the breast considered as the seat of emotions
(modifier) very dear; intimate: a bosom friend
to embrace
to conceal or carry in the bosom
Origin of bosom
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