breast
Translation
breast, chest
Examples
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.
Grammar Patterns
((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.
Similar Words
Synonyms: chest, bosom, bust
Etymology
From Old English 'brēost', of Germanic origin.
Memory Tips
Remember its three main uses: the upper chest of a person, a woman's mammary gland, and the meat from a bird's chest.