Definition: a close affectionate and protective acceptance
Usage: his willing embrace of new ideas; in the bosom of the family
Similar words: adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal
Definition: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
Usage: its adoption by society; the proposal found wide acceptance
Synonyms: bosom
Definition: cloth that covers the chest or breasts
Similar words: cloth covering
Definition: a covering made of cloth
Synonyms: bosom
Definition: a person's breast or chest
Definition: the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
Usage: he beat his breast in anger
Synonyms: knocker, boob, bosom, breast, tit, titty
Definition: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
Similar words: mamma, mammary gland
Definition: milk-secreting organ of female mammals
Definition: the locus of feelings and intuitions
Usage: in your heart you know it is true; her story would melt your bosom
Similar words: intuition, hunch, suspicion
Definition: an impression that something might be the case
Usage: he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
Synonyms: bosom
Definition: the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
Usage: his bosom was bursting with the secret
Similar words: privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment
Definition: the condition of being concealed or hidden
Synonyms: embrace, bosom, hug, squeeze
Definition: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
Usage: Hug me, please; They embraced; He hugged her close to him
Similar words: clasp
Definition: hold firmly and tightly
Synonyms: bosom
Definition: hide in one's bosom
Usage: She bosomed his letters
Definition: prevent from being seen or discovered
Usage: Muslim women hide their faces; hide the money