chest
English Thesaurus
1. box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | box, |
definition | : | a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cedar chest, |
definition | : | a chest made of cedar (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | coffer, |
definition | : | a chest especially for storing valuables (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | hope chest, wedding chest, |
definition | : | chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pix, pix chest, pyx, pyx chest, |
definition | : | a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | sea chest, |
definition | : | a sailor's storage chest for personal property (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | tea chest, |
definition | : | chest for storing or transporting tea (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | toy box, toy chest, |
definition | : | chest for storage of toys (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | treasure chest, |
definition | : | a chest filled with valuables (noun.artifact) |
instance hyponym | : | ark, ark of the covenant, |
definition | : | (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments (noun.artifact) |
instance hyponym | : | pandora's box, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | lid, |
definition | : | a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc. (noun.artifact) |
2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | chiffonier, commode, |
definition | : | a tall elegant chest of drawers (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | highboy, tallboy, |
definition | : | a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | lowboy, |
definition | : | a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | drawer, |
definition | : | a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | shelf, |
definition | : | a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects (noun.artifact) |
3. the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)
hypernym | : | body part, |
definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | male chest, |
definition | : | the chest of a man (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | breastbone, sternum, |
definition | : | the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | thoracic aorta, |
definition | : | a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | gall bladder, gallbladder, |
definition | : | a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | area of cardiac dullness, |
definition | : | a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | chest cavity, thoracic cavity, |
definition | : | the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | breast, chest, |
definition | : | the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | rib cage, |
definition | : | the bony enclosing wall of the chest (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | craniate, vertebrate, |
definition | : | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium (noun.animal) |
part meronym | : | body, torso, trunk, |
definition | : | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body) |
4. the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen (noun.body)
hyponym | : | bosom, |
definition | : | a person's breast or chest (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | chest, pectus, thorax, |
definition | : | the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body) |
5. the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)
derivation | : | big-chested, chesty, |
definition | : | marked by a large or well-developed chest (adj.all) |
6. the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen (noun.body)
derivation | : | breast, |
definition | : | meet at breast level (verb.stative) |
7. the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)
derivation | : | big-chested, chesty, |
definition | : | marked by a large or well-developed chest (adj.all) |
8. the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen (noun.body)
derivation | : | breast, |
definition | : | meet at breast level (verb.stative) |
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