bosom+companion

  • 1bosom — [booz′əm; ] occas. [ bo͞o′zəm] n. [ME < OE bosm; prob. < IE base * bhou , *bhū , to grow, swell] 1. the human breast; specif., a woman s breasts 2. a thing thought of as like this [the bosom of the sea] 3. the breast regarded as the source… …

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  • 2bosom buddy — noun A very close friend. He made a telephone call to his bosom buddy, drinking companion and confidant, CBS Sports Director Bill MacPhail. Syn: bosom friend …

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  • 3companion — Synonyms and related words: Bayard, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, abigail, accompanier, accompanist, accompanyist, ace, adjunct, ally, alter ego, amah, amiable, amigo, analogon, analogue, associate, attend, attendant …

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  • 4Bosom buddie — sworn friend; a best friend and companion …

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  • 5bosom buddie — Australian Slang sworn friend; a best friend and companion …

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  • 6bosom-friend — n. Confidant, intimate friend, dear friend, inseparable companion …

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  • 7wife of his bosom — his wife, his partner, his female companion …

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  • 8intimate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. close, friendly, familiar; private, personal. See nearness. v. t. hint, suggest, imply; announce, impart. See information, disclosure. n. friend, crony, boon or bosom companion. Ant., public,… …

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  • 9crony — n. (Colloq.) Associate, intimate friend, bosom friend, bosom companion …

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  • 10Peter Carew — Sir Peter Carew (1514 ndash;27 November 1575) was a Devonshire adventurer, who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth of England and became a controversial figure in the Tudor re conquest of Ireland. Early life and career Carew was the third… …

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