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Definitions for Chest

[1] Anatomy . the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
[2] a box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.: a toy chest; a jewelry chest.
[3] the place where the funds of a public institution or charitable organization are kept; treasury; coffer.
[4] the funds themselves.
[5] a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for transit.
[6] the quantity contained in such a box: a chest of spices.
[7] chest of drawers.
[8] a small cabinet, especially one hung on a wall, for storage, as of toiletries and medicines: a medicine chest.
[9] get (something) off one's chest , Informal . to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone.
[10] play it close to the chest . vest(def 16) .
[11] the front part of the trunk from the neck to the belly Related adjective: pectoral (as modifier ) a chest cold
[12] get something off one's chest informal to unburden oneself of troubles, worries, etc, by talking about them
[13] a box, usually large and sturdy, used for storage or shipping a tea chest
[14] Also: chestful the quantity a chest holds
[15] rare the place in which a public or charitable institution deposits its funds the funds so deposited
[16] a sealed container or reservoir for a gas a wind chest ; a steam chest

Words related to Chest

trunk, heart, breast, case, strongbox, casket, chiffonier, commode, crate, cabinet, bureau, coffer, treasury, bin, carton, receptacle, exchequer, reliquary, pyxis, bust

Words nearby Chest

chessboxing, chessel, chessman, chesspiece, chesstree, chest, chest compression, chest lead, chest of drawers, chest of viols, chest pass

Origin of Chest

before 900; Middle English; Old English cest, cist < Latin cista < Greek kístē box

Words that may be confused with Chest

celibate, chased, chaste, chest

Other words from Chest

chest·ful [chest -foo  l] /ˈtʃɛst fʊl/ , noun

Word origin for Chest

Old English cest, from Latin cista wooden box, basket, from Greek kistē box

Synonyms for Chest

trunk, bin, bureau, cabinet, carton, case, casket, chiffonier, coffer, commode, crate, exchequer, pyxis, receptacle, reliquary, strongbox, treasury