breast1 nounbreast2 verb
breastbreast1 /brest/ ●●● S3 noun 
WORD ORIGINbreast1
Origin:
Old English breostEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- breast cancer
- Anger swelled the young man's breast.
- His arms were folded across his breast.
- A variety of experimental technologies are being tested in the effort to find better ways to diagnose breast cancer, Blumenthal said.
- Fill the terrine with layers of forcemeat and guinea fowl breast.
- I consoled him at my breast when he wept.
- Nate kept patting his breast pockets, looking for his pipe.
- Remove breasts before the leg-thigh pieces, while still springy and juicy, and keep warm.
WORD SETS
auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
breast milk breast cancer red-breasted geeseCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Smoking causes lung cancer. clothes for the fuller figure
breast milk breast cancer red-breasted geese· 63% of new mothers breast-feed their babies.
Smoking causes lung cancer.· Chop the chicken breast into pieces.
clothes for the fuller figure (=on the chest)· There was a silk handkerchief in his breast pocket.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1woman’s body [countable] one of the two round raised parts on a woman’s chest that produce milk when she has a baby: - He needs to go before the public and make a clean breast of it.
These bras are specially designed for women with large breasts. breast milk breast cancerbare-breasted/small-breasted etc2chest [countable] written the part of your body between your neck and your stomach: Dick cradled her photograph against his breast.3bird [countable] the front part of a bird’s body, below its neck: a robin with a red breastred-breasted/white-breasted etc red-breasted geese4meat [uncountable] meat that comes from the front part of the body of a bird such as a chicken: turkey breast5clothes [countable usually singular] the part of a jacket, shirt etc that covers the top part of your chest → double-breasted, single-breasted6make a clean breast of it/things to admit that you have done something wrong7emotions [countable] literary where your feelings of sadness, love, anger, fear etc come from: a troubled breast → beat your breast at beat1(31), → chimney breastbreast1 nounbreast2 verb
breastbreast2 verb [transitive] formal VERB TABLE
breast
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | breast |
| he, she, it | breasts | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | breasted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have breasted |
| he, she, it | has breasted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had breasted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will breast |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have breasted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am breasting |
| he, she, it | is breasting | |
| you, we, they | are breasting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was breasting |
| you, we, they | were breasting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been breasting |
| he, she, it | has been breasting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been breasting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be breasting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been breasting |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- He drove out of Brighton cheerfully enough, munching his sandwich, climbing the London road until he had breasted the Downs.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Smoking causes lung cancer. clothes for the fuller figure
1to reach the top of a hill or slope2to push against something with your chest· 63% of new mothers breast-feed their babies.
Smoking causes lung cancer.· Chop the chicken breast into pieces.
clothes for the fuller figure (=on the chest)· There was a silk handkerchief in his breast pocket.