n.
Pronunciation: ' chest
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cest, cist chest, box, from Latin cista, from Greek kist ē basket, hamper
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a container for storage or shipping especially : a box with a lid used especially for the safekeeping of belongings b : a cupboard used especially for the storing of medicines or first-aid supplies
2 : the place where money of a public institution is kept : TREASURY also : the fund so kept
3 a : THORAX 1 especially : the part of the human body enclosed by the ribs and sternum b : BREAST 2A <a hairy chest >
– chest · ful \ - ˌ fu ̇ l \ noun