breast

♦ breast /br'est/ (breasts)
1 [N-COUNT] oft poss N
A woman's breasts are the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby.
She wears a low-cut dress which reveals her breasts...
As my newborn cuddled at my breast, her tiny fingers stroked my skin.
● -breasted [COMB in ADJ]
She was slim and muscular and full-breasted.
2 [N-COUNT] poss N
A person's breast is the upper part of his or her chest. (LITERARY)
He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.
3 [N-COUNT]
A bird's breast is the front part of its body.
The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut.
● -breasted [COMB in ADJ]
...flocks of red-breasted parrots.
4 [N-SING] the N
The breast of a shirt, jacket, or coat is the part which covers the top part of the chest.
He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case.
5 [N-VAR]
You can refer to piece of meat that is cut from the front of a bird or lamb as breast.
...a chicken breast with vegetables.
...breast of lamb.
6
see also double-breasted, single-breastedbreast milk
also breast-milk
[N-UNCOUNT]
Breast milk is the white liquid produced by women to breast-feed their babies.breast pock|et (breast pockets)
[N-COUNT] with poss
The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest.
I kept the list in my breast pocket.chim|ney breast (chimney breasts)
also chimney-breast
[N-COUNT]
A chimney breast is the part of a wall in a room which is built out round a chimney. (BRIT)