noun

breast

breast, chest

She held the baby to her breast.

She held the baby to her breast.

He felt a sharp pain in his breast.

He felt a sharp pain in his breast.

I ordered a grilled chicken breast.

I ordered a grilled chicken breast.

((a/the)) breast the upper front part of the body She has a pain in her left breast.

((a/the)) breast ((of sth.)) meat from the front of a bird I'll have the chicken breast.

Synonyms: chest, bosom, bust

From Old English 'brēost', of Germanic origin.

Remember its three main uses: the upper chest of a person, a woman's mammary gland, and the meat from a bird's chest.

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