breast
noun /brest/
/brest/
Idioms - [countable] either of the two round soft parts at the front of a woman’s body that produce milk when she has had a baby
- She put the baby to her breast.
- breast cancer
- The protective benefits of breast milk are numerous for both mother and baby.
- She had breast-augmentation surgery.
- Getting breast implants entails major surgery.
- The book promoted the benefits of breast feeding to child health.
- She discovered a lump in her breast.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- big
- enormous
- …
- cancer
- lump
- tumour/tumor
- …
- [countable] the similar, smaller part on a man’s body, which does not produce milk
- [countable] (literary) the top part of the front of your body, below your neck synonym chest
- He cradled the child against his breast.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryphrases- beat your breast
- clutch somebody/something to your breast
- hold somebody/something to your breast
- …
- [countable] the part of a piece of clothing that covers your chest
- A row of medals was pinned to the breast of his coat.
- [countable] the front part of a bird’s body
- breast feathers
- The robin has a red breast.
- a robin with a red breast
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- big
- enormous
- …
- cancer
- lump
- tumour/tumor
- …
- [countable, uncountable] meat from the front part of the body of a bird or an animal
- chicken/turkey breasts
- breast of lamb
Extra ExamplesTopics Foodb2- breast of duck in orange sauce
- fried chicken breasts
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- big
- enormous
- …
- cancer
- lump
- tumour/tumor
- …
- (in adjectives) having the type of chest or breasts mentioned
- a small-breasted/full-breasted woman
- bare-breasted
- the yellow-breasted male of the species
- [countable] (literary) the part of the body where the feelings and emotions are thought to be
- a troubled breast
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- big
- enormous
- …
- cancer
- lump
- tumour/tumor
- …
see also chimney breast
part of body
clothing
of bird
meat
-breasted
heart
Word OriginOld English brēost, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch borst and German Brust.
Idioms
beat your breast
- to show that you feel sorry about something that you have done, especially in public and in an exaggerated way
make a clean breast of something
- to tell the truth about something so that you no longer feel guilty
- He made a clean breast of everything and admitted taking the money.