BOSOM

embrace, bosom

(noun) a close affectionate and protective acceptance; “his willing embrace of new ideas”; “in the bosom of the family”

bosom

(noun) cloth that covers the chest or breasts

bosom

(noun) a person’s breast or chest

breast, bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty

(noun) either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

heart, bosom

(noun) the locus of feelings and intuitions; “in your heart you know it is true”; “her story would melt your bosom”

bosom

(noun) the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; “his bosom was bursting with the secret”

embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze

(verb) hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; “Hug me, please”; “They embraced”; “He hugged her close to him”

bosom

(verb) hide in one’s bosom; “She bosomed his letters”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bosom (plural bosoms)

(anatomy, somewhat dated) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal). [from 11^thc.]

The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.; one's secret feelings; desire. [from 13^thc.]

The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace. [from 15^thc.]

The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.

A woman's breast(s). [from 20^thc.]

Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.

A depression round the eye of a millstone.

Synonyms

• (a woman's breasts): see breasts

Adjective

bosom (not comparable)

In a very close relationship.

Verb

bosom (third-person singular simple present bosoms, present participle bosoming, simple past and past participle bosomed)

To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.

To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.

(intransitive) To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.

(transitive) To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.

Anagrams

• booms, mobos, moobs

Source: Wiktionary

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Bos"om, n. Etym: [AS. b; akin to D. bozem, Fries. b, OHG. puosum, G. busen, and prob. E. bough.]

1. The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them. You must prepare your bosom for his knife. Shak.

2. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; se Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know Wherefore they do it. Shak. If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. Job xxxi. 33.

3. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold. Within the bosom of that church. Hooker.

4. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth. "The bosom of the ocean." Addison.

5. The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom of a shirt; a linen bosom. He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. Ex. iv. 6.

6. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] Shak.

7. A depression round the eye of a millstone. Knight.

Bos"om, a.

1. Of or pertaining to the bosom.

2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.

Bos"om, v. t. [p. & p. p. Bosomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bosoming.]

1. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish. Bosom up my counsel, You'll find it wholesome. Shak.

2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom. To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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