Bosom Definition & Meaning

bosom
noun
  1. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
  2. a person's breast or chest
  3. cloth that covers the chest or breasts
  4. a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"
  5. the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
  6. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
verb
  1. hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"
  2. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"

"Bosom" in song lyrics

See how bosom is used in real songs:

  • "blast shots burnin' your Bosom"
    Natural Elements
  • "She reached a large muddy clearing in the forest, where big fat water snakes slithered about, showing their foul yellowish bellies. In the middle of this clearing was a house built of the bones of shipwrecked men, and there sat the sea witch, letting a toad eat out of her mouth just as we might feed sugar to a little canary bird. She called the ugly fat water snakes her little chickabiddies, and let them crawl and sprawl about on her spongy bosom."
    The Little Mermaid
  • "abraham's bosom"
    AOL — AOL

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