breast

== English == === Alternative forms === brest (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”). Compare West Frisian boarst, Danish bryst, Swedish bröst; cf. also Dutch borst, German Brust. === Pronunciation === enPR: brĕst, IPA(key): /bɹɛst/ Rhymes: -ɛst Homophone: Brest === Noun === breast (plural breasts) (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. (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax. A section of clothing covering the breast area. The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts. The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax. A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork. The front or forward part of anything. The upper surface of a landform or body of water. (mining) The face of a coal working. (mining) The front of a furnace. (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice. (swimming) The breaststroke. ==== Synonyms ==== (female organs): See also Thesaurus:breasts (chest): chest (seat of emotions): heart, soul (cut of poultry): white meat (cut of meat): brisket ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “cut of poultry”): thigh, wing, dark meat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === breast (third-person singular simple present breasts, present participle breasting, simple past and past participle breasted) (transitive, often figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face. (transitive) To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence). (transitive, cooking) To debreast. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Baster, Be star, Sterba, Tarbes, abrest, barest, baster, bestar, rebats, tabers == Irish == === Alternative forms === briost === Etymology === From beir as (“carry off”); the -t is excrescent (compare aríst from arís). === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲɨsˠt̪ˠ/ (corresponds to the form briost) === Interjection === breast Expresses disapproval or contempt (generally followed by a disjunctive pronoun) Breast thú! ― Up yours! Breast seo! ― Screw this! Breast í! ― The hell with her! === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “breast”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 121; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “breast”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN