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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bos•om /ˈbʊzəm, ˈbuzəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the breast of a human being:The father held the baby to his bosom.
- the breasts of a woman:She had a large bosom and wide hips.
- Clothingthe part of a garment that covers the breast.
- the breast thought of as the center of feelings or emotions;
the soul;
the heart:Anger lay in her bosom. - a state of enclosing warmth or closeness: taken into the bosom of the family.
adj. - [before a noun] intimate or confidential: a bosom friend.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bos•om (bŏŏz′əm, bo̅o̅′zəm),USA pronunciation n. - the breast of a human being.
- the breasts of a woman.
- Clothingthe 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.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or worn on or over the bosom.
- intimate or confidential:a bosom friend.
v.t. - to take to the bosom;
embrace;
cherish. - to hide from view;
conceal.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English bōs(u)m; cognate with Dutch boesem, German Busen
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged heart, affection.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged close, cherished, boon, dear.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bosom /ˈbʊzəm/ n - 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
vb (transitive)- to embrace
- to conceal or carry in the bosom
Etymology: Old English bōsm; related to Old High German buosam |