What does BREAST mean?
Definitions for BREAST
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Princeton's WordNet
breast, chestnoun
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
"he beat his breast in anger"
breast, bosom, knocker, boob, tit, tittynoun
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
breast, white meatnoun
meat carved from the breast of a fowl
breastverb
the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest
breastverb
meet at breast level
"The runner breasted the tape"
summit, breastverb
reach the summit (of a mountain)
"They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"
front, breastverb
confront bodily
"breast the storm"
Wiktionary
breastnoun
Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men.
Tanya's breasts grew alarmingly during pregnancy.
breastnoun
The chest, or front of the human thorax.
breastnoun
A section of clothing covering the breast area.
breastnoun
The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
breastnoun
The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
The robin has a red breast.
breastnoun
A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird's breast.
Would you like breast or wing?
breastverb
To push against with the breast; to meet full on, to oppose, to face.
He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
Etymology: From brest, from breost, from
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BREASTnoun
Etymology: breost, Saxon.
The substance of the breasts is composed of a great number of glands, of an oval figure, which lie in a great quantity of fat. Their excretory ducts, as they approach the nipple, join and unite together, till at last they form seven, eight, or more, small pipes, called tubuli lactiferi, which have several cross canals, by which they communicate with one another, that if any of them be stopped, the milk, which was brought to it, might not stagnate, but pass through by the other pipes, which all terminate in the extremity of the nipple. They have arteries and veins from the subclavian and intercostal. They have nerves from the vertebral pairs, and from the sixth pair of the brain. Their use is to separate the milk for the nourishment of the fœtus. The tubes, which compose the glands of the breast in maids, like a sphincter muscle, contract so closely, that no part of the blood can enter them; but when the womb grows big with a fœtus, and compresses the descending trunk of the great artery, the blood flows in a greater quantity, and with a greater force, through the arteries of the breasts, and forces a passage into their glands, which, being at first narrow, admits only of a thin water; but growing wider by degrees, as the womb grows bigger, the glands receive a thick serum, and, after birth, they run with a thick milk; because that blood, which before did flow to the fœtus, and, for three or four days afterwards, by the uterus, beginning then to stop, does more dilate the mamillary glands. John Quincy.
They pluck the fatherless from the breast. Job, xxiv. 9.
Needless was written law, where none opprest;
The law of man was written in his breast. John Dryden, Ovid.Margarita first possess’d,
If I remember well, my breast. Abraham Cowley.To Breastverb
To meet in front; to oppose breast to breast.
Etymology: from the noun.
The threaden sails
Draw the huge bottoms through the furrow’d sea,
Breasting the lofty surge. William Shakespeare, Henry V.
Wikipedia
Breast
The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of a primate's torso. Both females and males develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. In females, it serves as the mammary gland, which produces and secretes milk to feed infants. Subcutaneous fat covers and envelops a network of ducts that converge on the nipple, and these tissues give the breast its size and shape. At the ends of the ducts are lobules, or clusters of alveoli, where milk is produced and stored in response to hormonal signals. During pregnancy, the breast responds to a complex interaction of hormones, including estrogens, progesterone, and prolactin, that mediate the completion of its development, namely lobuloalveolar maturation, in preparation of lactation and breastfeeding. Humans are the only animals with permanent breasts. At puberty, estrogens, in conjunction with growth hormone, cause permanent breast growth in female humans. This happens only to a much lesser extent in other primates—breast development in other primates generally only occurs with pregnancy. Along with their major function in providing nutrition for infants, female breasts have social and sexual characteristics. Breasts have been featured in ancient and modern sculpture, art, and photography. They can figure prominently in the perception of a woman's body and sexual attractiveness. A number of cultures associate breasts with sexuality and tend to regard bare breasts in public as immodest or indecent. Breasts, especially the nipples, are an erogenous zone.
Webster Dictionary
Breastnoun
the fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse
Breastnoun
either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young; a mamma; a teat
Breastnoun
anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast of a hill
Breastnoun
the face of a coal working
Breastnoun
the front of a furnace
Breastnoun
the seat of consciousness; the repository of thought and self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the affections and passions; the heart
Breastnoun
the power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast
Breastverb
to meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves
Breastnoun
a torus
Wikidata
Breast
The breast is the upper ventral region of the torso of a primate, in left and right sides, containing the mammary gland which in a female can secrete milk used to feed infants. Both men and women develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. However, at puberty, female sex hormones, mainly estrogen, promote breast development which does not occur in men due to the higher amount of testosterone. As a result, women's breasts become far more prominent than those of men. During pregnancy, the breast is responsive to a complex interplay of hormones that cause tissue development and enlargement in order to produce milk. Three such hormones are estrogen, progesterone and prolactin, which cause glandular tissue in the breast and the uterus to change during the menstrual cycle. Each breast contains 15–20 lobes. The subcutaneous adipose tissue covering the lobes gives the breast its size and shape. Each lobe is composed of many lobules, at the end of which are sacs where milk is produced in response to hormonal signals.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Breast
brest, n. the forepart of the human body between the neck and the belly: one of the two mammary glands in women, forming soft protuberances on the chest: the corresponding part of any animal: (fig.) conscience, disposition, affections.—v.t. to bear the breast against: to oppose manfully: to mount.—n. Breast′-bone, the bone running down the middle of the breast, to which the first seven ribs are attached.—adv. Breast′-deep, deep, as up to the breast.—adj. Breast′ed, having a breast.—adv. Breast′-high, high as the breast—ns. Breast′-knot, a knot of ribbons worn on the breast; Breast′pin, an ornamental pin for the breast; Breast′plate, a plate or piece of armour for the breast: (B.) an embroidered square of linen worn on the breast of the Jewish high-priest, bearing twelve precious stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel; Breast′-plough, a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a cross-bar against which the breast is pressed; Breast′rail, the upper rail of a breastwork; Breast′summer, Bres′summer, a summer or beam supporting the whole front of a building in the same way as a lintel supports the portion over an opening; Breast′-wall, a retaining wall; Breast′-wheel, a water-wheel which is turned by water delivered upon it at about half its height; Breast′work, a hastily constructed earthwork.—To make a clean breast of, to make a full confession. [A.S. bréost; Ger. brust, Dut. borst.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Breast
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.
Editors Contribution
breast
A element of a human body from the neck to the waist.
Both males and females have breast, the difference is the female breast secretes milk.
Submitted by MaryC on February 3, 2020
breast
Female mammary glands.
The female breast secretes milk when a woman is pregnant.
Submitted by MaryC on February 3, 2020
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Entomology
Breast
the under surface of thorax or sternum.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'BREAST' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4839
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'BREAST' in Nouns Frequency: #1406
Anagrams for BREAST »
barest
baster
bestar
Tarbes
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BREAST in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BREAST in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of BREAST in a Sentence
It is encouraging and perhaps to be celebrated that women are detecting similar rates of cancers and this should arm women with confidence that they are performing this task well, the risk of breast cancer increases with a woman's age, so it is vital older women continue to be breast aware.
We aren't doing anything wrong. If our child is hungry, we should pull our breast out just as we would a bottle. The breast was the first bottle.
As her sons have seen her: the mother in patriarchy: controlling, erotic, castrating, heart-suffering, guilt-ridden, and guilt-provoking; a marble brow, a huge breast, an avid cave; between her legs snakes, swamp-grass, or teeth; on her lap a helpless infant or a martyred son. She exists for one purpose: to bear and nourish the son.
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
Norfolk Area corner Yvonne Blake said.But because of Norfolk Area corner Yvonne Blake family history with DVT, doesnt that make Norfolk Area corner Yvonne Blake out of the range of the average patient ? She was out for three hours having multiple procedures. MODEL HAD BREAST IMPLANTS REMOVED AFTER BODY BEGAN REJECTING THEM Blake suggested that it may have been more appropriate for Ms Harvey to have the drugs due to Ms Harvey tummy tuck which would have reduced Ms Harvey mobility while Ms Harvey recovered, making a blood clot more likely. Chris Mellor, representing Transform, said that guidelines about the prescribing of anticoagulant drugs were not firm rules. Whilst there are guidelines, they are not necessarily guidelines that apply to this particular type of surgery.
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- borsAfrikaans
- ثدي, صدرArabic
- кекеAvaric
- döş, məməAzerbaijani
- грудзіBelarusian
- гърди, гръд, гърда, гръден кош, противопоставям сеBulgarian
- স্তনBengali
- bronn, bruchedBreton
- pitCatalan, Valencian
- susuChamorro
- hruď, prs, ňadroCzech
- brystDanish
- Gänsebrust, Brust, Fasanenbrust, Geflügelbrust, Hammelbrust, Hühnchenbrust, Schweinsbrust, Entenbrust, -brust, HähnchenbrustGerman
- noEwe
- στήθος, στέρνο, καρδιά, μαστόςGreek
- mamoEsperanto
- teta, pecho, corazón, pechuga, senoSpanish
- rindEstonian
- papo, bular, papar, titi, ugatzBasque
- پستان, سینهPersian
- rintamus, rinta, miehusta, rintakehä, sydän, rinnus, ponnistellaFinnish
- bringa, bróstFaroese
- poitrine, blanc, poitrail, seinFrench
- boarstWestern Frisian
- cíoch, brollach, broinne, uchtIrish
- broilleach, uchd, cìochScottish Gaelic
- titiGuaraní
- છાતીGujarati
- keeManx
- ציצי, חזה, לב, שדHebrew
- स्तन, छातीHindi
- senHaitian Creole
- mell, kebelHungarian
- դոշ, կուրծքArmenian
- payudara, susuIndonesian
- mamoIdo
- bobblingur, bringa, brjóstIcelandic
- senoItalian
- 胸, にゅうぼう, 乳房Japanese
- ძუძუGeorgian
- кеуде, емшекKazakh
- ដើមទ្រូង, ដោះ, ថនា, សុដន់Khmer
- ಮೊಲೆ, ಸ್ತನKannada
- 乳房, 가슴, 유방Korean
- سنگ, çiçik, مهمک, دڵKurdish
- көкүрөк, эмчекKyrgyz
- mamma, pectusLatin
- ຕູ້, ຊວງLao
- krūtisLithuanian
- krūtsLatvian
- гради, града, дојкаMacedonian
- മുല, സ്തനംMalayalam
- мээмMongolian
- tetek, payudara, susu, dadaMalay
- tas-sider, siderMaltese
- နို့, ရင်, ရင်ဘတ်Burmese
- pupp, brystNorwegian
- स्तनNepali
- borst, borststukDutch
- pupp, brystNorwegian Nynorsk
- bryst, bringeNorwegian
- -be’Navajo, Navaho
- pitreOccitan
- biust, pierśPolish
- peito, peitos, seio, coraçãoPortuguese
- pet, pèzRomansh
- piept, sânRomanian
- грудь, пе́рси, дойка, сиська, сердце, ти́тьки, буфер, грудка, грудиRussian
- कुचSanskrit
- sinuSardinian
- čižžiNorthern Sami
- груди, prsa, сиса, sisa, прса, grudiSerbo-Croatian
- prsiaSlovak
- dojka, prsiSlovene
- gjiAlbanian
- bröst, bringaSwedish
- மார்பகம்Tamil
- స్తనము, చన్ను, రొమ్ముTelugu
- пистон, синаTajik
- เต้านมThai
- määme, göwüs, emjekTurkmen
- susoTagalog
- meme, göğüsTurkish
- ими, түш, күкрәкTatar
- يېلىنUyghur, Uighur
- грудь, грудиUkrainian
- پستان, چهاتيUrdu
- bagʻir, emchakUzbek
- vúVietnamese
- gokablötot, koturablötot, dindunablötot, blöt, fasanablötot, pijunablötot, pijunülablötot, -blötotVolapük
- pwetreneWalloon
- ibeleXhosa
- ברוסטYiddish
- ibeleZulu
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