Definition of chest Chest
/ʧɛˈst/ - [chest] - chest
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| chest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy | ||
| box a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear" | ||
| ammunition chest, caisson large watertight chamber used for construction under water | ||
| cedar chest a chest made of cedar | ||
| coffer a chest especially for storing valuables | ||
| hope chest, wedding chest chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage | ||
| lid a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid" | ||
| pix chest, pyx chest, pix, pyx any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept | ||
| sea chest a sailor's storage chest for personal property | ||
| tea chest chest for storing or transporting tea | ||
| tool cabinet, tool case, tool chest, toolbox a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools | ||
| toy box, toy chest chest for storage of toys | ||
| chest - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates | ||
| thorax, pectus | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| torso, trunk, body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | ||
| craniate, vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium | ||
| breastbone, sternum the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs | ||
| thoracic aorta a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries | ||
| thoracic vein, vena thoracica veins that drain the thoracic walls | ||
| gall bladder, gallbladder a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion | ||
| area of cardiac dullness a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs | ||
| female chest, bust the chest of a woman | ||
| male chest the chest of a man | ||
| musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, pectoral an adornment worn on the chest or breast | ||
| chest cavity, thoracic cavity the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart | ||
| breast, chest the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest | ||
| chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes | ||
| chest of drawers, bureau, dresser | ||
| article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" | ||
| chiffonier, commode a tall elegant chest of drawers | ||
| drawer a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out | ||
| highboy, tallboy a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs | ||
| lowboy a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs | ||
| chest - the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger" | ||
| breast | ||
| external body part any body part visible externally | ||
| pectus, thorax, chest part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs | ||
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Wiktionary 
- chest (Noun)
A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid. - chest (Noun)
A coffin. - chest (Noun)
The place in which public money is kept; a treasury. - chest (Noun)
A chest of drawers . - chest (Noun)
The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals. - chest (Noun)
A hit or blow made with one's chest the front of one's body. - chest (Noun)
Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity. - chest (Verb)
To hit with one's chest.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chest (n.)
A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. - chest (n.)
A coffin. - chest (n.)
The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax. - chest (n.)
A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains. - chest (n.)
A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ. - chest (v. i.)
To deposit in a chest; to hoard. - chest (v. i.)
To place in a coffin. - chest (n.)
Strife; contention; controversy.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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chest
The portion of the body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. -
chest
A generic large, strong container or box (most often made of wood or metal with a lid) that is commonly used to store clothes or toys.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chest
chest, n. a large strong box: the part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, the thorax.—adj. Chest′ed, having a chest: placed in a chest.—n. Chest′-note, in singing or speaking, a deep note, the lowest sound of the voice. [A.S. cyst; Scot. kist—L. cista—Gr. kistē.]
Wikipedia 
- The chest is the front part of the torso between the neck and abdomen.
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🔤- chest, noun, singular of chests.
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