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Breast vs Breastwheel - What's the difference?

breast | breastwheel |

As nouns the difference between breast and breastwheel

is that breast is either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men while breastwheel is a water wheel where the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight.

As a verb breast

is to push against with the breast; to meet full on, to oppose, to face.

breast

English

(wikipedia breast)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men.
    • Tanya's breasts grew alarmingly during pregnancy.
  • The chest, or front of the human thorax.
  • * 1798 , (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
    • The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast , For he heard the loud bassoon.
  • A section of clothing covering the breast area.
  • The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
    • She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He has a loyal breast .
  • The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
    • 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.
    • Would you like breast or wing?
  • The front or forward part of anything.
    • a chimney breast'''; a plough '''breast
  • * Milton
    • Mountains on whose barren breast / The labouring clouds do often rest.
  • (mining) The face of a coal working.
  • (mining) The front of a furnace.
  • (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
  • * Shakespeare
    • By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast .

    Synonyms

    * (female organs) See also * (chest) chest * (seat of emotions) heart, soul * (cut of poultry) white meat * (cut of meat) brisket

    Antonyms

    * (cut of poultry) thigh, wing, dark meat

    Derived terms

    * abreast * breastbone * breast cancer * breastfeed, breast feeding, breastfeeding * breastless * breast milk, breastmilk * breaststroke * breastwork * make a clean breast * redbreast

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To push against with the breast; to meet full on, to oppose, to face.
    • He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
  • * Wirt
    • The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.

    Anagrams

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    breastwheel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A water wheel where the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight.
    • (Webster 1913)