breast | | |
n. (body) | 1. breast, chest | the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen.; "he beat his breast in anger" |
| ~ external body part | any body part visible externally. |
| ~ chest, pectus, thorax | the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. |
| ~ bosom | a person's breast or chest. |
n. (body) | 2. boob, bosom, breast, knocker, tit, titty | either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman. |
| ~ adult female body, woman's body | the body of an adult woman. |
| ~ lactiferous duct | ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple. |
| ~ mammary gland, mamma | milk-secreting organ of female mammals. |
| ~ ring of color, areola | small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite. |
n. (food) | 3. breast, white meat | meat carved from the breast of a fowl. |
| ~ helping, serving, portion | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" |
| ~ chicken, poulet, volaille | the flesh of a chicken used for food. |
| ~ turkey | flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted. |
n. (animal) | 4. breast | the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest. |
| ~ external body part | any body part visible externally. |
v. (stative) | 5. breast | meet at breast level.; "The runner breasted the tape" |
| ~ converge, meet | be adjacent or come together.; "The lines converge at this point" |
v. (motion) | 6. breast, summit | reach the summit (of a mountain).; "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" |
| ~ arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
v. (competition) | 7. breast, front | confront bodily.; "breast the storm" |
| ~ confront, face | oppose, as in hostility or a competition.; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" |
bust | | |
n. (event) | 1. bust, fizzle, flop | a complete failure.; "the play was a dismal flop" |
| ~ failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.; "the surprise party was a complete failure" |
| ~ bomb, dud, turkey | an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" |
n. (body) | 2. bust, female chest | the chest of a woman. |
| ~ female body | the body of a female human being. |
| ~ chest, pectus, thorax | the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. |
n. (artifact) | 3. bust | a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person. |
| ~ sculpture | a three-dimensional work of plastic art. |
n. (act) | 4. binge, bout, bust, tear | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking.; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" |
| ~ revel, revelry | unrestrained merrymaking. |
| ~ piss-up | vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking. |
v. (contact) | 5. break, bust | ruin completely.; "He busted my radio!" |
| ~ fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| ~ fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| ~ break down | cause to fall or collapse. |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
v. (social) | 6. bust, raid | search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on.; "The police raided the crack house" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
v. (contact) | 7. bust, rupture, snap, tear | separate or cause to separate abruptly.; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" |
| ~ disunite, separate, part, divide | force, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
| ~ lacerate | cut or tear irregularly. |
| ~ rend, rip, rive, pull | tear or be torn violently.; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" |
| ~ rip up, shred, tear up | tear into shreds. |
v. (contact) | 8. break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| ~ decay, dilapidate, crumble | fall into decay or ruin.; "The unoccupied house started to decay" |
| ~ fray, frazzle | wear away by rubbing.; "The friction frayed the sleeve" |
| ~ bust, break | ruin completely.; "He busted my radio!" |
v. (change) | 9. burst, bust | break open or apart suddenly and forcefully.; "The dam burst" |
| ~ shatter | break into many pieces.; "The wine glass shattered" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
adj. | 10. broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke | lacking funds.; "`skint' is a British slang term" |
| ~ poor | having little money or few possessions.; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" |
suckle | | |
v. (consumption) | 1. suckle | suck milk from the mother's breasts.; "the infant was suckling happily" |
| ~ drink, imbibe | take in liquids.; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" |
| ~ eat, feed | take in food; used of animals only.; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" |
v. (consumption) | 2. breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse | give suck to.; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" |
| ~ suck | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth.; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" |
| ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
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