breast

Definitions

• (anatomy) 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.
• (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
• A section of clothing covering the breast area.
• The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
• The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
• 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.
• The front or forward part of anything.
• (mining) The face of a coal working.
• (mining) The front of a furnace.
• (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.