Definition of breast

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Breast (n.) Either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young; a mamma; a teat..

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Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast..
Mammillary :: Mammillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid..
Breast :: Breast (n.) Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast of a hill..
Breastknot :: Breastknot (n.) A knot of ribbons worn on the breast.
Forehook :: Forehook (n.) A piece of timber placed across the stem, to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook..
Carinatae :: Carinatae (n. pl.) A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone..
Breastplate :: Breastplate (n.) A piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool..
Gorget :: Gorget (n.) A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate, defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th century..
Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast..
Suckling :: Suckling (v. t.) A young child or animal nursed at the breast.
Teat :: Teat (n.) The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla; a dug; a tit.
Harle :: Harle (n.) The red-breasted merganser.
Line :: Line (n.) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column..
Mammary :: Mammary (a.) Of or pertaining to the mammae or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins..
Mammiform :: Mammiform (a.) Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mammae.
Breastplough :: Breastplough (n.) A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used to cut or pare turf..
Polymastism :: Polymastism (n.) The condition of having more than two mammae, or breasts..
Heart-spoon :: Heart-spoon (n.) A part of the breastbone.
Byard :: Byard (n.) A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines..
Nursing :: Nursing (a.) Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant..
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