chest

1. 1.

   the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

   Synonymsthoraxpectus

   Broaderbody part

   Narrowerfemale chestmale chest

   Part oftorsovertebrate

   Partssternumthoracic aortathoracic veingallbladderarea of cardiac dullnesspectoral
2. 2.

   box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

   Broaderbox

   NarrowerArkcaissoncedar chestcofferhope chestPandora's boxpyxsea chesttea chesttoolbox

   Partslid
3. 3.

   the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

   “he beat his breast in anger”

   Synonymsbreast

   Broaderexternal body part

   Narrowerbosom

   Part ofthorax
4. 4.

   furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

   Synonymschest of drawersbureaudresser

   Broaderfurniture

   Narrowerchiffonierhighboylowboy

   Partsdrawershelf

Other forms of chest

plural

chests·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chest

What does chest mean?

chest means "the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chest?

chest has 1 syllable: chest. In IPA it is /ˈtʃɛst/.

What is another word for chest?

Close synonyms include thorax, pectus, breast, chest of drawers, bureau. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chest a common word?

chest is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.