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chests

/t͡ʃɛsts/

chests is the plural of chest.

chests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chest.

Meaning of chest

Noun

chest (plural chests)

  1. A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
    • The clothes are kept in a chest.
    Synonyms:
    trunk
  2. (obsolete) A coffin.
  3. The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
    • You can take the money from the chest.
  4. A chest of drawers.
  5. The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
    • Holonyms: torso, trunk < body
    Synonyms:
    breast
  6. The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
    • Holonyms: thorax; torso, trunk

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Phrases with chests

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Questions about chests

What is chests the plural of?
Chests is the plural of chest.
How do you pronounce chests?
Chests is pronounced /t͡ʃɛsts/.

Words near chests in the dictionary

  1. chestpads
  2. chestpiece
  3. chestpieces
  4. chestplate
  5. chestplates
  6. chests
  7. chests down
  8. chests of drawers
  9. chests one's cards
  10. chests up
  11. chestsful

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