Main Entry: chest

Pronunciation: \ˈchest\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cest, cist chest, box, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē 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 \-ˌfu̇l\ noun