chest

chest

noun \ˈchest\

Definition of CHEST

1

a : a container for storage or shipping; especially : a box with a lid used especially for the safekeeping of belongings b : a cupboard used especially for the storing of medicines or first-aid supplies

2

: the place where money of a public institution is kept : treasury; also : the fund so kept

3

a : thorax 1; especially : the part of the human body enclosed by the ribs and sternum b : breast 2a <a hairy chest>

— chest·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

Examples of CHEST

1. He has a broad chest.
2. The pain is in my upper chest.

Origin of CHEST

Middle English, from Old English cest, cist chest, box, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē basket, hamper

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to CHEST

Synonyms: bin, box, caddy, case, casket, locker, trunk

Related Words: carton, crate; footlocker, locker, sea chest; coffer, lockbox, safe, safe-deposit box, strongbox; coffin; compartment, vault; canteen; caisson, hope chest; minaudière; bandbox, hatbox, jewel box, snuffbox, tinderbox

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Rhymes with CHEST

best, breast, Brest, crest, gest, geste, guest, hest, jessed, jest, lest, nest, pest, quest, rest, test, tressed, vest, west, wrest, zest