Thesaurus results for CHESTS

chests

noun

plural of chest

as in lockers

a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things a chest containing almost every tool that the home do-it-yourselfer is likely to need

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Recent Examples of chests But many rucks are bulky and designed with men’s flatter chests in mind. — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Thankfully, Amazon’s October Prime Day is a great time to replenish toy chests and game closets. — Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026 Both had stab wounds in their chests and were rushed to a hospital for treatment. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The two, Brown said, were walking around with their chests puffed out and his arms flexed. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 The players have to figure out how to open the chests, each of which contains part of a code. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Many have ports implanted beneath the skin of their chests so each treatment does not mean another needle searching for a vein already strained by months of infusions. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026 People with very hairy chests might need enough hair shaved off to allow the pad to stick. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 We are desired and judged, we are measured by the thickness of our thighs, size of our chests, sparkle in our grin. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chests

Noun

In almost every constellation of friends, at least a few were swiping and typing despite a state policy requiring devices be switched off and stored in lockers during school hours.

— Oscar Schwartz, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
The malicious system component silently installs apps that look like weather tools, app lockers and other everyday utilities.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lockers

Noun

First, ensure trash bins are tightly sealed and stored a few feet away from your home, since open waste easily attracts mice or rats.

— Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 1 Nov. 2026
And the city has removed many of the huge street-corner bins where Parisians are accustomed to dropping their empty wine and beer bottles.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bins

Noun

Cardboard boxes of food items being stored directly on floor of dry storage area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
In dozens of Associated Press interviews with people who cast ballots at advance polling places or drop boxes across the country, the angst was palpable, most sharply from those who oppose Trump but also from many who support him.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of boxes

Noun

In the riverbed, towering bald cypress trees now stood at a lean, their branches swept back by a 30-foot surge of water and mud, their trunks still plastered with debris.

— Francesca D’Annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026
The chips were made from trees killed in the 2020 Castle fire, an inferno that left thousands of acres of standing dead trunks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of trunks

Noun

Dealers will be allowed to bring packing crates into the Grand Palais after the fair closes Friday, but no one will be permitted inside on Saturday, sources said.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Between food, toys, treats, beds, crates and more, shopping for pets can get expensive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026