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bosom

bos·om
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boo z-uh m, boo-zuh m]
    • /ˈbʊz əm, ˈbu zəm/
    • /ˈbʊz.əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo z-uh m, boo-zuh m]
    • /ˈbʊz əm, ˈbu zəm/

Definitions of bosom word

  • countable noun bosom A woman's breasts are sometimes referred to as her bosom or her bosoms. 3
  • singular noun bosom If you are in the bosom of your family or of a community, you are among people who love, accept, and protect you. 3
  • adjective bosom A bosom friend is a friend who you know very well and like very much indeed. 3
  • noun bosom the chest or breast of a person, esp the female breasts 3
  • noun bosom the part of a woman's dress, coat, etc, that covers the chest 3
  • noun bosom a protective centre or part 3

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Origin of bosom

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English bōs(u)m; cognate with Dutch boesem, German Busen

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Parts of speech for Bosom

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bosom popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bosom usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bosom

noun bosom

  • chest — Your chest is the top part of the front of your body where your ribs, lungs, and heart are.
  • bust — a raid, search, or arrest by the police
  • rib cage — the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones.
  • conscience — Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.
  • center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere

Antonyms for bosom

noun bosom

  • outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
  • disbosom — to reveal; confess.
  • imbosom — embosom.

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