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bosom vs chest

chest vs bosom

bosom and chest both are nouns.

bosom is a verb but chest is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bosom Yes No Yes No
chest Yes No No No
As nouns, chest is a hypernym of bosom; that is, chest is a word with a broader meaning than bosom:
  • bosom: a person's breast or chest
  • chest: the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
Other hypernyms of bosom include breast.
bosom (noun) chest (noun)
a close affectionate and protective acceptance box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
cloth that covers the chest or breasts furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
a person's breast or chest the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
the locus of feelings and intuitions
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
bosom (verb) chest (verb)
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
hide in one's bosom
Difference between bosom and chest

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