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How to pronounce chest in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms breast
Type of external body part
Has types bosom
Type Words
Synonyms bureau, chest of drawers, dresser
Type of article of furniture, piece of furniture, furniture
Has types highboy, tallboy, chiffonier, lowboy, commode
Type Words
Synonyms pectus, thorax
Type of body part
Has types female chest, bust, male chest
Derivation chesty
Type Words
Type of box
Has types ammunition chest, caisson, cedar chest, coffer, hope chest, pix, pix chest, pyx, pyx chest, sea chest, tea chest, tool cabinet, tool case, tool chest, toolbox, toy box, toy chest, treasure chest, wedding chest

Examples of chest

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The garbagemen are slowed to a slog and must scramble over chest-high snowbanks.
From the timesunion.com
If you experience chest pain or shortness of breath, stop shoveling immediately.
From the kansas.com
The bullet that pierced her chest missed her vital organs and lodged in her hip.
From the kansas.com
LaCalamita then fired one round at Riva, who was struck in the upper chest area.
From the foxnews.com
He had been shot once in the chest, and a pistol was nearby, investigators said.
From the foxnews.com
The inmate is blindfolded, strapped to a chair and a target pinned to his chest.
From the edition.cnn.com
Attach one pad to the victim's upper right chest and one to the lower left side.
From the abcnews.go.com
Her feet are so small that the weight of her chest would tip her on to her toes.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Sehmi broke his neck in a car crash that left him paralysed from the chest down.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
More examples
  • Thorax: the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
  • Box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
  • Chest of drawers: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
  • The thorax or chest (from the Greek u03B8u03CEu03C1u03B1u03BE thorax "breastplate, cuirass, corslet" via Latin: thorax) is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals located between the neck and the abdomen. The thorax includes the thoracic cavity and the thoracic wall. It contains organs including the heart, lungs, and thymus gland, as well as muscles and various other internal structures...
  • Chest is the third album by the Nels Cline Trio and the first release on Little Brother Records.
  • A chest (also called coffer or kist) is one of the oldest forms of furniture. It is typically a rectangular structure with four walls and a liftable lid, for storage. The interior space may be subdivided. ...
  • Chest is a scientific medical journal published by the American College of Chest Physicians on the subject of chest diseases and related issues (pulmonology, cardiology, thoracic surgery, transplantation, breathing, airway disease, emergency medicine, etc.). The 2008impact factor is 5.154. ...
  • Comedy Premieres was a programming strand of four one-off television comedies, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network and broadcast throughout 1997.
  • (Chests) Chess is a board game involving two players. It is played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. ...