chest
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1. chest - Noun
2. chest - Verb
3. Chest - Proper noun
Meaning
A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.
A coffin.
The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.
A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains.
A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.
To deposit in a chest; to hoard.
To place in a coffin.
Strife; contention; controversy.
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he beat his breast in anger
A bed with black-and-white covers, a chest of drawers, and a flower pot could be seen in the background.
28. It is certain that when money clinks in the money chest, greed and avarice can be increased; but when the church intercedes, the result is in the hands of God alone.
Abnormalities of the rib cage include pectus excavatum ("sunken chest") and pectus carinatum ("pigeon chest").
According to Dr. Michelle Kittleson, a cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai, symptoms of a heart attack include chest discomfort, shortness of breath, palpitations, lightheadedness and fainting spells.
About 10% of people with lung cancer do not have symptoms at diagnosis; these cancers are incidentally found on routine chest radiography.