bosoms 1 of 2

noun

plural of bosom
as in hearts
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions his friend's sudden death pained him to his very bosom

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bosoms

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bosom
as in wraps
to surround or cover closely bosomed by overgrown shrubbery, the abandoned cottage seemed like the ideal place for an afternoon tryst

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Recent Examples of bosoms
Noun
At the 2025 Met Gala, Vogue declared that boobs are back—a truth that would resonate throughout the year, as heaving bosoms (both natural and man-made) appeared on red carpets everywhere. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026 Think of it, there are a hundred and forty-seven great works reposing in the bosoms of a hundred and forty-seven great men, and the tragic thing is that not one of those hundred and forty-seven great works will ever be written. — Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bosoms
  1. hearts
  2. wraps
  3. souls
  4. shrouds
  5. breasts
  6. envelops
  7. encloses
  8. veils
Noun
  • Colorado went into Georgia Tech — playing in its first sellout home-opener in 20 years — and ripped their hearts out.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Roughly 450 users reacted with likes or hearts, while about 480 responded with laughing emojis, underscoring the divided response.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of hearts
Verb
  • The result is a silhouette that—hence the name—actually wraps around the face like a heart.
    — Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After hair wraps around the inner piece, just pull it out, wipe it off, and pop it back in.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of wraps
Noun
  • Every mosquito has a type Count me among the unfortunate souls who are mosquito magnets; something about my body chemistry is irresistible to those tiny bloodsucking fiends.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Musashi also finds many Oni weapons on his journey, but they can only be used once before needing to be charged with blue souls.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of souls
Verb
  • Officials recommended Friday that Marylanders, especially those with underlying medical conditions, stay indoors as the smoke shrouds the state.
    — Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
  • To understand why that shrouds a black hole in mystery, consider how no signal can travel faster than light.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of shrouds
Noun
  • Use it over seared tofu or chicken breasts, or buttered white rice with a drizzle of soy sauce.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That moment that found him with his pants down past his hips and her dress caught up over her breasts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of breasts
Verb
  • After being shut out of this month's total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth's shadow briefly envelops the moon.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • After being shut out of this month’s total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth’s shadow briefly envelops the moon.
    — Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of envelops
Verb
  • The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When a flower matures, the ovary of the flower matures into a fruit, and that fruit encloses the seeds.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of encloses
Verb
  • Upon their return, Rebekah sees Isaac and veils herself while Eliezer informs Isaac of the news, after which Isaac takes Rebekah into the tent of his mother, Sarah.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Gold lace demurely veils a woman’s face beneath a crown-like headpiece.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of veils

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“Bosoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosoms. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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