Kilo Lingo

/tʃest/

Line drawing of chest
Coloured illustration of chest
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Translation

The front of your body between your neck and your stomach, where your heart is.

Word origin

From Old English cest, a box, from Latin cista, a basket or box. The body meaning came later, from the idea of a box that holds the heart and the lungs.

Origin
Latin
Root
cista

Grammar

Gender
Pluralchests

Examples

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The "chest" is the front of the body below the neck.

.

People often say this to a doctor.

wooden .

A "chest" can also be a big strong box with a lid.

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