'Bosom' definitions:

Definition of 'bosom'

From: WordNet
noun
The chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
noun
A person's breast or chest
noun
Cloth that covers the chest or breasts
noun
A close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn: embrace, bosom]
noun
The locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" [syn: heart, bosom]
noun
Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: breast, bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty]
verb
Hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"
verb
Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" [syn: embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze]

Definition of 'Bosom'

From: GCIDE
  • Bosom \Bos"om\ (b[oo^]z"[u^]m; 277), n. [AS. b[=o]sm; akin to D. bozem, Fries. b[=o]sm, OHG. puosum, G. busen, and prob. E. bough.]
  • 1. The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them. [1913 Webster]
  • You must prepare your bosom for his knife. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Specifically: The breasts of a woman; as, an ample bosom. [PJC]
  • 3. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts. [1913 Webster]
  • Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know Wherefore they do it. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. --Job xxxi. 33. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold. [1913 Webster]
  • Within the bosom of that church. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth. "The bosom of the ocean." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom of a shirt; a linen bosom. [1913 Webster]
  • He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. --Ex. iv. 6. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. A depression round the eye of a millstone. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'bosom'

From: GCIDE
  • bosom \bos"om\, a.
  • 1. Of or pertaining to the bosom. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'bosom'

From: GCIDE
  • bosom \bos"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bosomed (-[u^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Bosoming.]
  • 1. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish. [1913 Webster]
  • Bosom up my counsel, You'll find it wholesome. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom. [1913 Webster]
  • To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bosom'

From: Easton
  • Bosom In the East objects are carried in the bosom which Europeans carry in the pocket. To have in one's bosom indicates kindness, secrecy, or intimacy (Gen. 16:5; 2 Sam. 12:8). Christ is said to have been in "the bosom of the Father," i.e., he had the most perfect knowledge of the Father, had the closest intimacy with him (John 1:18). John (13:23) was "leaning on Jesus' bosom" at the last supper. Our Lord carries his lambs in his bosom, i.e., has a tender, watchful care over them (Isa. 40:11).

Synonyms of 'bosom'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Bosom'