Breast |
The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse. |
n. |
Breast |
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. |
n. |
Breast |
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. |
n. |
Breast |
The face of a coal working. |
n. |
Breast |
The front of a furnace. |
n. |
Breast |
The seat of consciousness; the repository of thought and self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the affections and passions; the heart. |
n. |
Breast |
The power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast. |
n. |
Breast |
To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. |
v. t. |
Breast-deep |
Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast. |
a. |
Breast |
A torus. |
n. |
Sky-high |
Very high. |
adv. & a. |
Chimney-breast |
The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built; -- commonly applied to its projection in the inside of a building only. |
n. |
High |
To hie. |
v. i. |
High |
Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high. |
superl. |
High |
Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection |
superl. |
High |
Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives. |
superl. |
High |
Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles. |
superl. |
High |
Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family. |
superl. |
High |
Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions. |
superl. |
High |
Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble. |
superl. |