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sydän — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bosom noun A person's chest, especially a woman's breasts.
  • breast noun Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest that can produce milk.
  • cardio noun Exercise that raises the heart rate, such as running or cycling.
  • dead adj No longer alive.
  • heart noun The muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally seen as the seat of emotion.
  • wick noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.

Senses

sydän is used for these senses in English:

  • bosom The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.; one's secret feelings; desire. [from 13thc.]
  • dead (often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
  • heart (card games) A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
  • heart (figurative) The centre, essence, or core.
  • wick (countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.

bosom — full definition

  1. noun A person's chest, especially a woman's breasts.
  2. noun One's innermost feelings or private thoughts.
  3. adj Describing a very close, intimate relationship, especially in "bosom friend."
  4. verb To hold something close and protectively, or to hide it from view.

breast — full definition

  1. noun Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest that can produce milk.
  2. noun The chest area of a person or animal.
  3. noun A cut of meat from the chest of poultry or other animals.

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