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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chest \chest\ che^st, n. oe. chest, chist, as. cest, cist,
   cyst, l. cista, fr. gr. ki`sth. cf. cist, cistern.
   1. a large box of wood, or other material, having, like a
      trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.
      1913 webster

            heaps of money crowded in the chest.  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. a coffin. obs.
      1913 webster

            he is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   3. the part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone;
      the thorax.
      1913 webster

   4. com. a case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc.,
      are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case
      contains.
      1913 webster

   5. mech. a tight receptacle or box, usually for holding
      gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an
      engine; the wind chest of an organ.
      1913 webster

   bomb chest, see under bomb.

   chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing
      drawers.
      1913 webster
see also:
cist cistern bomb chest bomb chest of drawers 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chest \chest\ che^st, v. i. imp.  p. p. chested.
   1. to deposit in a chest; to hoard.
      1913 webster

   2. to place in a coffin. obs.
      1913 webster

            he dieth and is chested.              --gen. 1. 26
                                                  heading.
      1913 webster
see also:
chested 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chest \chest\ che^st, n. as. ce'ast.
   strife; contention; controversy. obs. --p. plowman.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
chest
     n 1: the part of the human body between the neck and the
          diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
          syn: thorax, pectus
     2: box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
     3: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes syn: chest of
        drawers, bureau, dresser
see also:
thorax pectus chest of drawers bureau dresser 
[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
114 moby thesaurus words for "chest":
   fort knox, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bag, bank, basement,
   bay, bin, bonded warehouse, boobs, bookcase, bosom, box, breast,
   breasts, brisket, bunker, bursary, bust, buttery, caddy,
   cargo dock, case, cash register, cashbox, casket, cellar, closet,
   coffer, coin box, conservatory, crate, crib, crop, cupboard,
   depository, depot, dock, drawer, dug, dump, exchequer, fisc,
   glory hole, godown, gold depository, hold, hutch, knockers,
   library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, mama,
   mamelon, mamelonation, mammary gland, mammilla, mammillation,
   money chest, nenes, nipple, pap, papilla, penny bank,
   pigeon breast, piggy bank, pork barrel, public crib, public till,
   public treasury, public trough, rack, repertory, repository,
   reservoir, rick, safe, safe-deposit box, shelf, stack, stack room,
   stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, strong room,
   strongbox, subtreasury, supply base, supply depot, tank, teat,
   thorax, till, tit, tits, titties, titty, treasure house,
   treasure room, treasure-house, treasury, trunk, udder, vat, vault,
   warehouse, wine cellar




[6] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
chest
     computers in higher education software team org., uk
     
     

[7] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
chest
   heb. _'aron_, generally rendered "ark", the coffer into which
   the contributions for the repair of the temple were put 2 kings
   12:9, 10; 2 chr. 24:8, 10, 11. in gen. 50:26 it is rendered
   "coffin." in ezek. 27:24 a different hebrew word, _genazim_
   plur., is used. it there means "treasure-chests."
   


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Chest Medicine On-Line - Medicine Online
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The Instant Access Treasure Chest
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Educational Hebrew Language and Jewish Religious Resources
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