chest en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English cheste, chiste, from Old English ċest, ċist (“chest, casket; coffin; rush basket; box”), from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest, box”), from Latin cista (“chest, box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “chest, box, basket, hamper”).
Meanings
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A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge,[…].
1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:The clothes are kept in a chest.
- (obsolete) A coffin.
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The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
You can take the money from the chest.
- A chest of drawers.
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The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
She had a sudden pain in her chest.
Holonyms: torso, trunk < body
An anteroposterior radiograph found opacities throughout her chest.
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The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
The wild gorilla was beating its chest.
He has a tattoo on his chest, and another on his upper back.
Holonyms: thorax; torso, trunk
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(euphemistic) A female human's breasts.
He avoided being seen gazing at her chest, although he dearly longed to stare.
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A hit or blow made with one's chest.
She scored with a chest into the goal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chist | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| chests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
beat one's chest · tea chest bass · chest band · get the dirty water off one's chest · flail chest · chest press · chest breather · medicine chest · steam chest · chest day · slop chest · arm-chest · chest wall · hope chest · chest-high · crescentchest · chest hair · community chest · tool chest · chest pass · chest mark · put hair on someone's chest · treasure chest · war chest · chesty · freeze chest · chestful · pie chest · chest tube · chest of viols · chest freezer · bookchest · chestless · chest rub · modified chest thrust · chest cold · chest cavity · chest bump · chestal · Armada chest · chestplate · outchested · puff one's chest · Hadley chest · chestpiece · chest expander · take off one's chest · chest voice · chestlike · chest candy · chest becket · put hair on one's chest · chest melon · chest-beating · chesticle · sea chest · pigeon chest · wedding chest · chest note · chest-protector beard · toychest · chest one's cards · unchest · chest up · chestpad · chestfeeder · chestage · bad chest · money chest · keep one's cards close to one's chest · marriage chest · chest-thumping · funnel chest · bachelor's chest · chest surgery · blanket chest · chest of drawers · side chest · beat out the chest · chesticles · get off one's chest · chest-bump · chest tightness · water on the chest · tea chest · warchest · chest bag · tea chest bassist · midchest · chest monster · with one's chest · take something off one's chest · chestly · barrel chest · plan chest · windchest · acute chest syndrome · coolchest · chest button · chestguard · ice chest · chestfeed
Hypernyms
Relateds
back · limbs · neck · head · abdomen · dorsum
Synonyms
breast (the thorax) · trunk (box)
Translations (456)
sh ко̀вчег (strong box) · pl skrzynia (strong box) · kk сандық (strong box) · uz koʻks (thorax) · az sinə (thorax) · mel usuok (thorax) · ceb dughan (thorax) · hy կրծքավանդակ (thorax) · cv комод (chest of drawers) · cop ⲥⲧⲏⲑⲟⲥ (thorax) · clt cacunghnaa (thorax) · sc pitturra (thorax) · sk komoda (chest of drawers) · ota باغر (thorax) · mnc ᡨᡠᠩᡤᡝᠨ (thorax) · it baule (strong box) · lv lāde (strong box) · sh kùtija (strong box) · ro piept (thorax) · nl kist (strong box) · el θώρακας (thorax) · it tesoro (treasury) · hu mellkas (thorax) · rm chaista (strong box) · ru сокро́вищница (treasury) · fi lipasto (chest of drawers) · sk hruď (thorax) · rm trucca (strong box) · rup cheptu (roa-rup) (thorax) · izh rinta (thorax) · ka კომოდი (chest of drawers) · ar صُنْدُوق m or صَنْدُوق (strong box) · rm chascha (strong box) · pl fundusz (treasury) · sc pettus (thorax) · da bryst (thorax) · ky төш (thorax) · mn чээж (thorax) · hi तिजोरी (strong box) · njo-jgl teku (thorax) · sc petorra (thorax) · bg гръ́ден кош (thorax) · niu fatafata (thorax) · tr kasa (strong box) · lv krūškurvis (thorax) · pl komoda (chest of drawers) · ko 서랍장 (chest of drawers) · it cassa (strong box) · qu qhasqu (thorax) · izh laari (strong box) · ar خَزِينَة (treasury) · sh pȑsa (thorax) · egy sS:n-b-t:F51 (thorax) · yi קאַמאָד (chest of drawers) · ang arabe (treasury) · krc сандыкъ (strong box) · fo bróst (thorax) · uk грудна́ клі́тка (thorax) · ro torace (thorax) · cmn 箱 (strong box) · as বুকু (thorax) · nb kasse (treasury) · uk кофр (strong box) · de Brust (thorax) · wmw kifuwa (thorax) · cop ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ (thorax) · da kiste (strong box) · sjd раннҍт (thorax) · za najaek (thorax) · fa-ira سینِه (thorax) · cim pusum (thorax) · et rindkere (thorax) · cmn 胸 (thorax) · mnc ᡥᡳᡨᡥᡝᠨ (strong box) · th หีบ (strong box) · es baúl (strong box) · sk bielizník (chest of drawers) · ko 가슴 (thorax) · nb bryst (thorax) · it cassettone (chest of drawers) · fi kassakirstu (treasury) · hi सीना (thorax) · af borskas (thorax) · za aek (thorax) · nl torso (thorax) · el κιβώτιο (strong box) · ms dada (thorax) · sc petturra (thorax) · fi rinta (thorax) · io torako (thorax) · fa-ira صَنْدوق (strong box) · fur stomi (thorax) · sh komóda (chest of drawers) · txb pratsāko (thorax) · kk көкірек (thorax) · bg кути́я (strong box) · fr commode (chest of drawers) · ka მკერდი (thorax) · rif admar (thorax) · rm cesta (strong box) · nv ajéítsʼiin (thorax) · mt senduq (strong box) · hy դարակ (chest of drawers) · fr coffre (strong box) · it cofano (strong box) · mn цээж (thorax) · sh ку̀тија (strong box) · afb صدر (thorax) · rm trocla (strong box) · tr şifonyer (chest of drawers) · ckb سنگ (thorax) · oj nikaakigan (thorax) · hi तिजोरी (treasury) · se radderiggi (thorax) · ar كُمُودِينُو (chest of drawers) · be ска́рбніца (treasury) · cs truhla (strong box) · ru шифонье́р (chest of drawers) · el κασόνι (strong box) · es caja (treasury) · sh са̀ндук (strong box) · fi kassa (treasury) · sh sànduk (strong box) · gl cómoda (chest of drawers) · gd ciste (strong box) · bg комо́д (chest of drawers) · ur چھاتی (thorax) · ja 胸 (thorax) · ota كوكرك (thorax) · grc ῥίσκος (strong box) · grc στῆθος (thorax) · it cassa (treasury) · io pektoro (thorax) · la armarium (strong box) · ro cufăr (strong box) · ast cómoda (chest of drawers) · yi ברוסטקאַסטן (thorax) · el σιφονιέρα (chest of drawers) · fo kista (strong box) · pa ਸੰਦੂਕ (strong box) · ivv vatavat (thorax) · it fondi (treasury) · ca arca (strong box) · bn উর (thorax) · el κασέλα (strong box) · pon kohpwa (strong box) · ru грудна́я кле́тка (thorax) · kmr sîng (thorax) · gd cliabh (thorax) · ru я́щик (strong box) · be камо́да (chest of drawers) · la capsula (strong box) · pl skarbiec (treasury) · uz sandiq (strong box) · tk sandyk (strong box) · nv hayid (thorax) · uz siyna (thorax) · fi rintakehä (thorax) · mg tratra (thorax) · ee akɔta (thorax) · fr chiffonnier (chest of drawers) · es tórax (thorax) · sa वक्षस् (thorax) · kmr sing (thorax) · lv veļas skapis (chest of drawers) · cmn 胸部 (thorax) · es arca (strong box) · hi छाती (thorax) · ja 胸郭 (thorax) · grc κιβωτός (strong box) · oc pitre (thorax) · ja 箪笥 (chest of drawers) · sq kraharor (thorax) · oc pièch (thorax) · sc pettorra (thorax) · cv сунтӑх (strong box) · ast pechu (thorax) · eu papar (thorax) · sib ucok (thorax) · hi पिटारा (strong box) · eo brusto (thorax) · uk я́щик (strong box) · be грудна́я кле́тка (thorax) · es cofre (strong box) · is kommóða (chest of drawers) · de Kasse (treasury) · lv kaste (strong box) · ms peti (strong box) · mi tārāuma (thorax) · it cassapanca (strong box) · km កែស (strong box) · cv мул пухмачӗ (treasury) · mr छाती (thorax) · ruq kľeptu (thorax) · ru комо́д (chest of drawers) · pdc Bruscht (thorax) · scn cascittuni (chest of drawers) · ota اوك (thorax) · bdr derakan (thorax) · mk гради (thorax) · tk ýaşşik (strong box) · my ရင် (thorax) · gl peito (thorax) · nl romp (thorax) · cs komoda (chest of drawers) · sc pettu (thorax) · cmn 五斗櫃 /五斗柜 (chest of drawers) · ny chifuwa (thorax) · sl toraks (thorax) · ruo kľeptu (thorax) · et kummut (chest of drawers) · zdj ifuɓa (thorax) · be ку́фар (strong box) · sw kifua (treasury) · rm péz (thorax) · ru сунду́к (strong box) · pox börsťă (thorax) · sv bröst (thorax) · syl ꠛꠥꠇ (thorax) · fa-ira دِراوَر (chest of drawers) · egy p:d-s-rd-xt (strong box) · sq gjoks (thorax) · lut sʔilidəgʷəd (thorax) · sv byrå (chest of drawers) · pt cômoda (chest of drawers) · scn cascia (strong box) · se raddi (thorax) · nci ēlchiquihuitl (thorax) · crh sandık (strong box) · sq sepete (strong box) · uga 𐎀𐎗𐎐 (strong box) · fa-ira قَفَسِهٔ سینِه (thorax) · es cómoda (chest of drawers) · bg гръд (thorax) · ja 金庫 (treasury) · zku kuntu (thorax) · ba һандыҡ (strong box) · sh kòvčeg (strong box) · el στήθος (thorax) · pjt piḻpirpa (thorax) · tyz ấc (thorax) · pt baú (strong box) · sv kista (strong box) · cmn 金庫 /金库 (treasury) · la pectus (thorax) · la arca (strong box) · bg скрин (chest of drawers) · sv koffert (strong box) · mnk sisoo (thorax) · az köks (thorax) · prs صَنْدُوق (strong box) · hy կուրծք (thorax) · sl komoda (chest of drawers) · ale simsix̂ (thorax) · ar أَدْرَاجِيَّة (chest of drawers) · gd broilleach (thorax) · mvv kuab (thorax) · ca pit (thorax) · mk сандак (strong box) · fa-ira بَر (thorax) · uk ку́фер (strong box) · sv kassa (treasury) · tr göğüs (thorax) · nb kiste (strong box) · eu torax (thorax) · grc κυψέλη (strong box) · pl kufer (strong box) · lt dėžė (strong box) · he שידה (chest of drawers) · twf piakə̀nénemą (thorax) · vi rương (strong box) · fr poitrine (thorax) · hy կոմոդ (chest of drawers) · ko 흉부 (thorax) · arz صدر (thorax) · ne छाती (thorax) · de Kommode (chest of drawers) · he כּוֹנָנִית (chest of drawers) · uk скри́ня (strong box) · pt peito (thorax) · ist pitto (thorax) · he חָזֶה (thorax) · km ហិប (strong box) · prs سِینَه (thorax) · th หน้าอก (thorax) · gu છાતી (thorax) · rm pet (thorax) · ota سینه (thorax) · rm tgascha (strong box) · km ទ្រូង (thorax) · uk гру́ди (thorax) · vi hòm (strong box) · vi ngực (thorax) · sne soduo (thorax) · he אַרְגָּז (strong box) · ro comodă (chest of drawers) · rm chista (strong box) · is bringa (thorax) · id toraks (thorax) · my ရင်ဘတ် (thorax) · fa-ira کُمُدِ کِشودار (chest of drawers) · vec peto (thorax) · ca tòrax (thorax) · krc ёшюн (thorax) · fi kirstu (treasury) · sw kifua (chest of drawers) · lt skrynia (strong box) · sq sënduk (strong box) · sh шкри̏ња (strong box) · cy cist (strong box) · kix kông (thorax) · uk комо́д (chest of drawers) · gd òir-chiste (treasury) · id dada (thorax) · be скры́ня (strong box) · hy սնդուկ (strong box) · sh škrȉnja (strong box) · la riscus (strong box) · sh комо́да (chest of drawers) · ga cliabhrach (thorax) · lt krūtinė (thorax) · hi संदूक़ (strong box) · ru грудь (thorax) · bg съкро́вищница (treasury) · te రొమ్ము (thorax) · ota صندوق (strong box) · ota گوگس (thorax) · tr sandık (strong box) · fi piironki (chest of drawers) · liv rīnda (thorax) · et rinnakorv (thorax) · de Brustkorb (thorax) · es pecho (thorax) · tr kutu (strong box) · lv kumode (chest of drawers) · nl thorax (thorax) · ca cofre (strong box) · he אוצר (treasury) · st sefuba (thorax) · ltg skreine (strong box) · ug كۈكرەك (thorax) · et rind (thorax) · sv kommod (chest of drawers) · ccc tu'lu (thorax) · is kista (strong box) · sat ᱠᱚᱲᱟᱢ (thorax) · ml നെഞ്ച് (thorax) · cim bruust (thorax) · nb kommode (chest of drawers) · sv bröstkorg (thorax) · ill rareb (thorax) · sah туөс (thorax) · fo bringa (thorax) · qu p'uti (strong box) · ang ċest (strong box) · tk döş (thorax) · be гру́дзі (thorax) · az sandıq (strong box) · la scrinium (strong box) · el συρταριέρα (chest of drawers) · kk төс (thorax) · sw kifua (thorax) · nl borst (thorax) · hu láda (strong box) · pl klatka piersiowa (thorax) · it torace (thorax) · cv арча (strong box) · pdt Kjist (strong box) · ar صَدْر (thorax) · sq kraharor (strong box) · sk truhla (strong box) · sh пр̏са (thorax) · sh grȗdi (thorax) · hy գանձարան (treasury) · hu komód (chest of drawers) · mww siab (thorax) · it comò (chest of drawers) · tg сандуқ (strong box) · cdm खोस् (thorax) · ur صَنْدُوق (strong box) · io buxo (strong box) · ko 금고 (treasury) · ky сандык (strong box) · cmn 胸膛 (thorax) · fi rinta (hit or blow made with front of one's chest) · crh köküs (thorax) · krc дордан (thorax) · sq komodinë (chest of drawers) · el μπαούλο (strong box) · af kis (strong box) · ht pòtray, lestonmak (thorax) · rm pèz (thorax) · pl skarbnica (treasury) · sl oprsje (thorax) · ms toraks (thorax) · lb Këscht (strong box) · pt tórax (thorax) · de Truhe (strong box) · it petto (thorax) · mn ᠴᠡᠭᠡᠵᠢ (thorax) · lv krūtis (thorax) · fi arkku (strong box) · tl dibdib (thorax) · he ארון מגירות (chest of drawers) · nb brystkasse (thorax) · rm begl (strong box) · pdt Lod (strong box) · de Thorax (thorax) · ga cófra (strong box) · unm sikaxkw (strong box) · mt sider (thorax) · ang brēost (thorax) · sc piturra (thorax) · sc peturra (thorax) · mk комо́да (chest of drawers) · pdt Brost (thorax) · fur pet (thorax) · fa-ira گَنْجینِه (treasury) · gd ciste (chest of drawers) · uk скарбни́ця (treasury) · krc кёкюрек (thorax) · sk hrudník (thorax) · bg сандъ́к (strong box) · eo kesto (strong box) · sc petus (thorax) · sk debna (strong box) · az döş (thorax) · af bors (thorax) · uz koʻkrak (thorax) · cmn 抽屜櫃 /抽屉柜 (chest of drawers) · el σεντούκι (strong box) · lo ຫນ້າເອິກ (thorax) · fi kirstu (strong box) · nds Borst (thorax) · cv кӑкӑр (thorax) · wo dënn (thorax) · ruq chiept (thorax) · ky көкүрөк (thorax) · scn pettu (thorax) · prs گَنْجِینَه (treasury) · lt krūtinės ląsta (thorax) · eo kofro (strong box) · cv ӑмӑр (thorax) · he שִׁדָּה (chest of drawers) · tyv хөрек (thorax) · de Koffer (strong box) · uk комо́да (chest of drawers) · sh гру̑ди (thorax) · tt сандык (strong box) · cs hruď (thorax) · el κομός (chest of drawers) · la capsa (strong box) · vo blöt (thorax) · lt komoda (chest of drawers) · bn সিন্দুক (strong box) · el στέρνο (thorax)