bosom
noun/ˈbʊzəm/
/ˈbʊzəm/
- [countable] a woman’s chest or breasts
- her ample bosom
- She pressed him to her bosom.
- Her bosom rose and fell; she was out of breath from keeping up with him.
- She clutched her son tightly to her bosom.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- full
- large
- …
- heave
- clutch somebody/something to your bosom
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- [countable] the part of a piece of clothing that covers a woman’s bosom
- a rose pinned to her bosom
- the bosom of something [singular] a situation in which you are with people who love and protect you
- to live in the bosom of your family
- They were welcomed into the bosom of the Church.
Word OriginOld English bōsm, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boezem and German Busen.
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