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English noun: bosom | |||
| 1. | bosom (state) the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept | ||
| Samples | His bosom was bursting with the secret. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concealment, privacy, privateness, secrecy | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
| 2. | bosom (body) a person's breast or chest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breast, chest | ||
| 3. | bosom (artifact) cloth that covers the chest or breasts | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth covering | ||
| Part meronym | garment | ||
| 4. | bosom (act) a close affectionate and protective acceptance | ||
| Samples | His willing embrace of new ideas. In the bosom of the family. | ||
| Synonyms | embrace | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acceptance, acceptation, adoption, espousal | ||
| 5. | bosom (cognition) the locus of feelings and intuitions | ||
| Samples | In your heart you know it is true. Her story would melt your bosom. | ||
| Synonyms | heart | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hunch, intuition, suspicion | ||
| 6. | bosom (body) either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman | ||
| Synonyms | boob, breast, knocker, tit, titty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mamma, mammary gland | ||
| Part holonym | areola, lactiferous duct, ring of color | ||
| Part meronym | adult female body, woman's body | ||
English verb: bosom | |||
| 1. | bosom (perception) hide in one's bosom | ||
| Samples | She bosomed his letters. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceal, hide | ||
| 2. | bosom (contact) squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness | ||
| Samples | Hug me, please. They embraced. He hugged her close to him. | ||
| Synonyms | embrace, hug, squeeze | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clasp | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clinch, cuddle, interlock, lock | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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