breast
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Is breast a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.Examples: "Tanya’s breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy."; "Biblical criteria of sexual seductiveness include a white skin, black hair, or henna-dyed, scarlet lips, a prominent nose, rosy temples, long straight neck, firm breasts, round thighs, an erect posture."; "Amies Oelschlager said in a statement that oral contraceptives that contain estrogen may cause side effects such as headaches, nausea, and breast tenderness."
2. (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.Examples: "The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, / For he heard the loud bassoon."Synonyms: chest
3. (mining) The face of a coal working.
4. (mining) The front of a furnace.
5. (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.Examples: "By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast."obsolete
6. (swimming) The breaststroke.
verb (English)
1. (transitive, often figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.Examples: "[…]when the court, very much to the credit of their candour and firmness, breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer."figurativelyoftentransitive
2. (transitive) To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence).Examples: "He breasted the hill and saw the town before him."; "Vera Nugent, a brisk woman of the world, with a fondness for vivid clothing and a Spanish air which went oddly with it, took the trouble one fine day to tackle her brother. “Look here, Jimmy," she said as they breasted a mountain pass, “are you quite sure what you are up to with these people?”"; "With the sea below us grey and storm swept, and the coast line vague in the driving rain, we forged our way up the bank to breast the summit at 37 m.p.h."transitive
3. (transitive, cooking) To debreast.Examples: "Breast the birds; wash and dry well. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the birds in a roasting pan."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary