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[chest] Pronunciation Key –noun
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| 1. | Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax. |
| 2. | a box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.: a toy chest; a jewelry chest. |
| 3. | the place where the funds of a public institution or charitable organization are kept; treasury; coffer. |
| 4. | the funds themselves. |
| 5. | a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for transit. |
| 6. | the quantity contained in such a box: a chest of spices. |
| 7. | chest of drawers. |
| 8. | a small cabinet, esp. one hung on a wall, for storage, as of toiletries and medicines: a medicine chest. |
| 9. | get (something) off one's chest, Informal. to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone. |
| 10. | play it close to the chest. vest (def. 16). |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE cest, cist < L cista < Gk kísté box]
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| chest
(chěst) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old English cest, box, from West Germanic *kista, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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O.E. cest "box, coffer," from P.Gmc. *kista, an early borrowing from L. cista, from Gk. kiste "a box, basket," from PIE *kista "woven container." Meaning extended to "thorax" 1530, replacing breast, on the metaphor of the ribs as a box for the organs. Chest of drawers is from 1599.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| chest | |
noun | |
| 1. | the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: thorax] |
| 2. | box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy |
| 3. | the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger" [syn: breast] |
| 4. | furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: chest of drawers] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
chest (chěst)
n.
The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; thorax.
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: chest
Pronunciation: 'chest
Function: noun
1 : MEDICINECHEST
2 : the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
Main Entry: chest
Pronunciation: 'chest
Function: noun
1 : MEDICINECHEST
2 : the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Chest Springs, PA (borough, FIPS 13384) Location: 40.57874 N, 78.61007 W
Population (1990): 166 (68 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Chest
Chest\ (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki`sth. Cf. Cist, Cistern.]1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. Heaps of money crowded in the chest. --Dryden. 2. A coffin. [Obs.] He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --Chaucer. 3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax. 4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains. 5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ. Bomb chest, See under Bomb. Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing drawers.
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Chest
Chest\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chested.]1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard. 2. To place in a coffin. [Obs.] He dieth and is chested. --Gen. 1. 26 (heading).
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Chest
Chest\, n. [AS. ce['a]st.] Strife; contention; controversy. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Chest
(Heb. _'aron_, generally rendered "ark"), the coffer into which the contributions for the repair of the temple were put (2 Kings 12:9, 10; 2 Chr. 24:8, 10, 11). In Gen. 50:26 it is rendered "coffin." In Ezek. 27:24 a different Hebrew word, _genazim_ (plur.), is used. It there means "treasure-chests."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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