BOSOM
What does "BOSOM" mean?
A person's chest, especially as the seat of emotions or as a place of warmth and protection.
Meanings
- The front of the human chest, especially a woman's breasts. She clutched the letter to her bosom.
- The chest regarded as the centre of private or secret feelings. He kept the secret locked in his bosom for decades. literary
- Close and dear; intimate (chiefly in 'bosom friend'). They were bosom friends from their first day at school.
Word origin
From Old English 'bosm', from Proto-Germanic 'bōsmaz', related to Dutch 'boezem' and German 'Busen', all meaning the breast or chest.
Remember it
BOSOM reads the same backwards in the middle - the two O's sit on either side of S like a chest cradling a heart.
A little poem
Not the heart, but the room around it-
where letters are pressed and griefs are kept,
the soft cupboard no one is shown.
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What it teaches
The chest holds more than lungs: every secret you carry needs somewhere warm to wait.
Quick facts
What does BOSOM mean?
A person's chest, especially as the seat of emotions or as a place of warmth and protection.
Is BOSOM a valid word?
Yes — BOSOM is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BOSOM?
BOSOM has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BOSOM come from?
From Old English 'bosm', from Proto-Germanic 'bōsmaz', related to Dutch 'boezem' and German 'Busen', all meaning the breast or chest.
What can BOSOM teach us?
The chest holds more than lungs: every secret you carry needs somewhere warm to wait.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.