Chest vs. Breast

Chest vs. Breast — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Chest and Breast

Chestnoun

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

The clothes are kept in a chest.

Breastnoun

(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.

Tanya's breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.

Chestnoun

(obsolete) A coffin.

Breastnoun

(anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.

Chestnoun

The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.

You can take the money from the chest.

Breastnoun

A section of clothing covering the breast area.

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Chestnoun

A chest of drawers.

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.

Chestnoun

(anatomy) The portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.

She had a sudden pain in her chest.

Breastnoun

The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.

The robin has a red breast.

Chestnoun

A hit or blow made with one's chest.

He scored with a chest into the goal.

Breastnoun

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.

Would you like breast or wing?
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Chestnoun

Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.

Breastnoun

The front or forward part of anything.

a chimney breast; a plough breast

Chestverb

To hit with one's chest (front of one's body)

Breastnoun

(mining) The face of a coal working.

Chestverb

(transitive) To deposit in a chest.

Breastnoun

(mining) The front of a furnace.

Chestverb

To place in a coffin.

Breastnoun

(obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.

Chestnoun

the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Breastverb

To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face

He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.

Chestnoun

box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

Breastnoun

the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen;

he beat his breast in anger

Chestnoun

furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

Breastnoun

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

Breastnoun

meat carved from the breast of a fowl

Breastverb

meet at breast level;

The runner breasted the tape

Breastverb

reach the summit;

They breasted the mountain

Breastverb

confront bodily;

breast the storm