chest
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1.0
- noun
- /tʃɛst/
:
baúl
- Whenever I was depressed, I opened the chest and read the letter again and again.
- treasure chest
- open the chest
- a chest of drawers
And there's just there's a lot of chests, like high volume of chests.
- And there's just there's a lot of chests, like high volume of chests.
- It's in this little chest thing that I don't believe.
- I had AI had a treasure chest of over the counters.
- So now you can hold on to this chest full of all these hundreds.
Examples
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Arrange to have the chest loaded.
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Investigate children's bedrooms and toy chests, and browse the aisles of a toy store or the products.
Academic text (2015) -
So now you can hold on to this chest full of all these hundreds.
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Oh, is this about that chest in the attic?
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And the chest, the medieval chest in which the miracle was kept.
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That is a marriage chest or cassone, very large chest.
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Next to the table was Erin's one extravagance, a tall chest with several dozen narrow drawers.
Fiction book (1991) -
Small tables, painted and cane tables, chairs, tea tables, and chests were especially identified in bequests.
Academic text (1996) -
Mother monkeys held closed-eyed youngsters close to their chests while making tree-to-tree leaps.
Academic text (2008) -
She opened the old wooden chest to find it filled with vintage clothes and jewelry.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small space for keeping clothes and other things
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1.3
A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box
168
1.3
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing things
110
3.3
A large strong box for keeping clothes and other things
79
1.0
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
73
1.4
A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes
38
1.0
A piece of furniture with shelves for holding books
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1.0
A large piece of furniture with doors for storing clothes
30
7.8
A strong chest used to keep money or important papers
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4.4
A small decorated box for holding jewels or other valuables
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5.5
A piece of furniture with drawers used to keep clothes
21
8.1
A large cupboard that stands on the floor for storing clothes and household items
7
2.6
A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes and small items
2
8.1
A tall elegant chest with drawers for storing clothes
1
4.0
A wooden box made of cedar for keeping clothes and sheets safe from moths
A large strong box used to store valuable or household items
A large wooden box used to store or carry things
A tall chest of drawers for storing clothes and sheets
Idioms
1
7.6
To not tell people your plans or feelings to get an advantage
- Informal
A strong feeling of being less worried after telling someone about a problem
Compounds
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4.9
A supply of money kept to pay for a planned activity like a political campaign or takeover
- Specialized
1
5.5
The lower part of the singing voice that sounds full and is felt in the chest
1
3.2
A group that collects money from local people to help charities and social services
- Specialized
The lower part of the voice you feel vibrating in your chest when you speak or sing
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Etymology
Chest for a large box comes from old words that meant 'box' or 'container', and you can still see that idea in 'treasure chest' or 'chest of drawers'. So a chest is a big box used to store clothes or valuables.