breast
/bɹɛst/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.35 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
noun
A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
noun
The upper surface of a landform or body of water.
Example Sentences
- "Tanya’s breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy."
- "Biblical criteria of sexual seductiveness include a white skin, black hair, or henna-dyed, scarlet lips, a prominent nose, rosy temples, long straight neck, firm breasts, round thighs, an erect posture."
- "‘She has big breasts’, Chuck said. ‘Who? Patty? Oh yes.’ Hentman nodded. ‘Well, it’s that operation they give in Hollywood and New York. It’s more the rage now than the dilation, and she’s had that done, too.’"
- "Amies Oelschlager said in a statement that oral contraceptives that contain estrogen may cause side effects such as headaches, nausea, and breast tenderness."
- "The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, / For he heard the loud bassoon."
- "By the time he reached the War Memorial damp had soaked through the breasts of his shirt."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *breustą Proto-West Germanic *breust Old English brēost Middle English brest English breast From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”). Compare West Frisian boarst, Danish bryst, Swedish bröst; cf. also Dutch borst, German Brust.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bɹɛst/
- British English: /bɹɛst/