Chest - English meaning

noun

The physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal.

Usage examples:

It's important to keep your body in good condition

verb

Give material form to something abstract.

Usage examples:

He bodied forth the traditional prussian remedy for all ills

noun

The whole physical structure that forms a person or animal

Usage examples:

A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy., she rubbed suncream ov…

noun

A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.

Usage examples:

A cigarette box

verb

Put in or provide with a box.

Usage examples:

Each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity

noun

A slap with the hand on the side of a person's head.

Usage examples:

She gave him a box on the ear

noun

Either of the two soft, protruding organs on the upper front of a woman's body which secrete milk after childbirth.

Usage examples:

Caroline crossed her arms over her breasts

verb

Face and move forwards against or through (something).

Usage examples:

I watched him breast the wave

noun

Either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman's chest that produce milk after she has a baby

Usage examples:

When a woman becomes pregnant her breasts tend to grow larger., she was diagnosed with breast cance…

noun

An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.

Usage examples:

A case of mistaken identity

verb

Surround in a material or substance.

Usage examples:

The towers are of steel cased in granite

noun

A particular situation or example of something

Usage examples:

We don’t normally accept credits from courses taken at another university, but we’ll make an except…

noun

A small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valued objects.

Usage examples:

A small brass casket containing four black opals

noun

A coffin

noun

A small, decorative box, especially one used to keep jewellery in

noun

A strongbox or small chest for holding valuables.

Usage examples:

A battered leather coffer sealed with a waxen crest

noun

A large strong box in which money or valuable objects are kept

Usage examples:

Government/party coffers, with the increased revenue coming to the state's coffers, hiring freezes …

noun

A large, strong box in which money or valuable objects are kept

noun

An object for holding or transporting something.

Usage examples:

The cakes will keep for up to two weeks if kept in an airtight container

noun

A hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it

Usage examples:

An airtight container, a plastic drinks container

noun

A very large metal box used for transporting goods

Usage examples:

A container ship/lorry

noun

A slatted wooden case used for transporting goods.

Usage examples:

A crate of bananas

verb

Pack (something) in a crate for transportation.

Usage examples:

Fruit and vegetables were being sorted and crated

noun

A box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles

Usage examples:

A milk crate, a crate of empty bottles, a packing crate

noun

A hollow object used to contain something.

Usage examples:

Fast-food receptacles

noun

A container for holding things or that you can put things in

Usage examples:

A trash receptacle

noun

The breastbone.

Usage examples:

In addition, the rib cage attaches the sternum in front to the vertebral column behind.

noun

The breastbone

noun

A small lockable box, typically made of metal, in which valuables may be kept.

Usage examples:

Here they find a mysterious island where their father has a metal strongbox buried in a ruined outh…

noun

A specially made box that is fastened with a lock and is very difficult to break, used to keep valuable objects safe

noun

The part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.

Usage examples:

The lungs are contained within the paired pleural cavities in the thorax.

noun

In humans and animals, the middle part of the body below the neck and above the waist

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In insects, the middle part of the body, between the head and the abdomen (= end part)

noun

The trunk of the human body.

Usage examples:

The royal family are shown with elongated skulls and pear-shaped bodies with skinny torsos and arms…

noun

The main part of the human body without the head, arms, or legs

noun

The main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots.

Usage examples:

You can tell the age of a tree by the rings inside its trunk

noun

The thick main stem of a tree, from which the branches grow