query | combining form A bird's b_____ is the front part of its body.A bird's breast is the front part of its body. The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut. ...flocks of red-breasted parrots. |
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word | breast |
full-definition | noun combining form 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. She was slim and muscular and full-breasted. A person's breast is the upper part of his or her chest. He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture. The breast is often considered to be the part of your body where your emotions are. The verse rose up to fire his breast with inspiration. ...a sound calculated to arouse the sublimest emotions in the breast of the soldier. combining form A bird's breast is the front part of its body. The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut. ...flocks of red-breasted parrots. The breast of a shirt, jacket, or coat is the part which covers the top part of the chest. He moved out from beneath an awning, reaching for something inside the breast of his overcoat. He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case. 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. |
inflections | breasts-breasted-breasted |
cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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