bosom

bosom is a 5-letter English word with 19 senses as noun, adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 19 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.
2. noun. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts.
3. noun. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.
4. noun. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth.
5. noun. 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.
6. noun. Inclination; desire.
7. noun. A depression round the eye of a millstone.
8. adjective. Of or pertaining to the bosom.
9. adjective. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.
10. transitive verb. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
11. transitive verb. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
12. noun. a close affectionate and protective acceptance

    "his willing embrace of new ideas"

    "in the bosom of the family"

    Synonyms: embrace

13. noun. cloth that covers the chest or breasts
14. noun. a person's breast or chest
15. noun. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

    Synonyms: boob, breast, knocker, tit, titty

16. noun. the locus of feelings and intuitions

    "in your heart you know it is true"

    "her story would melt your bosom"

    Synonyms: heart

17. noun. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

    "his bosom was bursting with the secret"

18. verb. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

    "Hug me, please"

    "They embraced"

    Synonyms: embrace, hug, squeeze

19. verb. hide in one's bosom

    "She bosomed his letters"

Synonyms

embrace, boob, breast, knocker, tit, titty, heart, hug, squeeze

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in bosom:

bomos, booms

Common word forms

bosoms, bosomed, bosomer, bosoming

Words from these letters

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