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- [chest]
- /tʃɛst/
- /tʃest/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chest]
- /tʃɛst/
Definitions of chest word
- countable noun chest Your chest is the top part of the front of your body where your ribs, lungs, and heart are. 3
- countable noun chest A chest is a large, heavy box used for storing things. 3
- noun chest the front part of the trunk from the neck to the belly 3
- noun chest (as modifier) 3
- noun chest a box, usually large and sturdy, used for storage or shipping 3
- noun chest the quantity a chest holds 3
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Origin of chest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English cest, cist < Latin cista < Greek kístē box
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Chest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chest
noun chest
- trunk — the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
- case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
- strongbox — a strongly made, lockable box or chest for safeguarding valuable possessions, as money, jewels, or documents.
- casket — A casket is a small box in which you keep valuable things.
- chiffonier — a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
adjective chest
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
Antonyms for chest
noun chest
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
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