breast
Because it is a word with a single syllable, breast is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofbreast
- Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
Example: "Tanya's breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy."
- The chest, or front of the human thorax.
- A section of clothing covering the breast area.
- The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
Example: "She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her."
- The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
Example: "The robin has a red breast."
- A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
Example: "Would you like breast or wing?"
- The front or forward part of anything.
Example: "a chimney breast; a plough breast"
- The face of a coal working.
- The front of a furnace.
- The power of singing; a musical voice.
- To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
- To reach the top (of a hill).
Example: "He breasted the hill and saw the town before him."
- To debreast.
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