Definitions for bosom

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bosom bos·om

Spelling: [boo z-uh m, boo-zuh

IPA: /ˈbʊz əm, ˈbu zəm/

Bosom is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in bosom (bmoos).

Definitions for bosom

noun

1. the breast of a human being.
2. the breasts of a woman.
3. the part of a garment that covers the breast.
4. the breast, conceived of as the center of feelings or emotions.
5. something likened to the human breast:
6. a state of enclosing intimacy; warm closeness:

adjective

1. of, relating to, or worn on or over the bosom.
2. intimate or confidential:

verb (used with object)

1. to take to the bosom; embrace; cherish.
2. to hide from view; conceal.

Origin of bosom

before 1000; Middle English; Old English bōs(u)m; cognate with Dutch boesem, German Busen

Examples for bosom

Although he “returned to the bosom of my family after the nightmare years,” he often thought about his fallen comrades.

Arriving in Boston was like landing upon the bosom of serenity from the derangement of a war zone.

But she stretched out her arms to him, and drew him to her bosom.

Other series starring roles: The Powers That Be, bosom Buddies, and, currently, Two and a Half Men.

Close by, a fat woman was holding a small brown-and-white dog to her bosom.

But she bore trouble in her own bosom, and could find no peace in this chosen land.

The venerable Persian gazed at her for an instant, and then clasped her to his bosom.

With Mofaz folding himself back into the bosom of the Likud, it is hard to see just what change is getting started.

Alleyne said nothing, but his heart seemed to turn to a lump of ice in his bosom.

Of all this scene, the slumbering river has a dream-picture in its bosom.