chest vs bosom

chest and bosom both are nouns.

chest is not a verb while bosom is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chest	Yes	No	No	No
bosom	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bosom is a hyponym of chest; that is, bosom is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chest:

chest: the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
bosom: a person's breast or chest

chest (noun)	bosom (noun)
box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy	a close affectionate and protective acceptance
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes	cloth that covers the chest or breasts
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates	either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen	a person's breast or chest
	the locus of feelings and intuitions
	the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

chest (verb)	bosom (verb)
	hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
	hide in one's bosom

Difference between chest and bosom

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