definitions

breast (n.)

1.either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

2.the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen"he beat his breast in anger"

3.meat carved from the breast of a fowl

breast (v.)

1.confront bodily"breast the storm"

2.reach the summit"They breasted the mountain"

3.meet at breast level"The runner breasted the tape"

Breast (descriptor)

1.In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the CONNECTIVE TISSUES.

 see also [top]

breast (n.)

mammary

 synonyms [top]

breast (n.)

bosom, breasts, bust, character, chest, conscience, female breast, heart, knocker, thorax, titty, torso, white meat, boob (colloquial), boobs (colloquial), booby (colloquial), tit (coarse), tits (colloquial)

breast (v.)

front

Breast

Breasts

 phrases [top]

+breast cancer • breast drill • breast feeding • breast implant • breast milk • breast of lamb • breast of veal • breast pocket • breast-deep • breast-fed • breast-feed • breast-feeding • breast-high • cancer of the breast • chicken breast • chimney breast • cystic breast disease • female breast • fibrocystic breast disease • pigeon breast

+Breast Cyst • Breast Diseases • Breast Feeding • Breast Implantation • Breast Implants • Breast Neoplasms • Breast Neoplasms, Male • Breast Self-Examination • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast • Fibrocystic Breast Disease

 
 The Integral Dictionary & Wordnet [top]

breast (n.)

+meat [Classe]

breast (v.)

breast (v.)

breast (v.)

 MeSH ontology [top]

Breast

 Merriam-Webster (1913) [top]

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