Word Finder - chests

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A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

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The clothes are kept in a chest.

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A coffin.

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The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.

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You can take the money from the chest.

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A chest of drawers.

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The portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.

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She had a sudden pain in her chest.

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A hit or blow made with one's chest.

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He scored with a chest into the goal.

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To hit with one's chest (front of one's body)

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To deposit in a chest.

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To place in a coffin.

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Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.

He stopped walking and stood close enough for their chests to brush when she breathed in.

He snatched her upper arms and pushed her against the wall, his body close enough for their chests to brush when either breathed in.

In 1838 the first twelve chests of tea from Assam were received in England.

In 1919 and 1920 Community Chests were organized, and sums aggregating $4,000,000 and $4,500,000 were subscribed in " drives," to meet the needs of all community activities, not only charities, but also Red Cross, Y.M.C.A.

Up to 1773 the trade with China had been in the hands of the Portuguese, but in that year the East India Company took the trade under their own charge, and in 1776 the annual export reached 1000 chests, and 5054 chests in 1790.

The chests need to be kept in a dry warehouse for a length of time, but ultimately the opium ceases to lose moisture to the shell, and the latter becomes extremely solid.

The production is said to amount to about 20,000 chests annually.

Brady glanced over his shoulder at his team, whose chests heaved and guns were still at the ready.

A few species, however, like the common British forms Chelifer cancroides and Chiridium museorum, frequent human dwellings and are found in books, old chests, furniture, &c.; others like Ganypus littoralis and allied species may be found under stones or pieces of coral between tide-marks; while others, which are for the most part blind, live permanently in dark caves.

On turning round the upper chest into any intermediate position, the intensity of the sound will increase up to a maximum, which occurs when the air in both chests is being admitted.

It was his taste to preserve the skulls of the enemies he had killed - those of the meaner men to be used as flower-pots, while those of the princes were kept in special chests.

Upon completion of the sifting, the tea is again fired, and while warm it is packed tightly into lead-lined chests, and the lead covers completely soldered over it, so that it may be kept perfectly air-tight until required for use.

The production of the empty boxes for packing, called chests or half-chests, is in itself a large industry.

The chief part of Louis's records is contained in seven sealed chests in the archives of his family, and by the provisions of his will these were not to be opened till the year 1918.

Up to that date the amount imported did not exceed 200 chests, and was usually brought from India by junks as a return cargo.

Although the importation was forbidden by the Chinese imperial authorities in 1796, and opium-smoking punished with severe penalties (ultimately increased to transportation and death), the trade continued and had increased during1820-1830to 16,877 chests per annum.

The British government made an offer in 1907 to reduce the export of Indian opium to countries beyond the seas by 5100 chests, i.e.

Thus in 1909-1910, with only 350,000 acres under cultivation and 40,000 chests of opium in stock, the revenue was 4,420,600 as against 3,572,944 in1905-1906with 613,996 acres under cultivation and a stock of 76,063 chests.

The average amount of Turkish opium exported is 7000 chests, but in rare seasons amounts to 12,000 chests, but the yield depends upon fine weather in harvest time, heavy rains washing the opium off the capsules, and lessening the yield to a considerable extent.

By October the cakes are dry and fairly solid, and are then packed in chests, which are divided into two tiers of twenty square compartments for the reception of as many cakes, which are steadied by a packing of loose poppy trash.'

The care bestowed on the selection and preparation of the drug in the Bengal opium-factories is such that the merchants who purchase it rarely require to examine it, although permission is given to open at each sale any number of chests or cakes that they may desire.

In October and November they are weighed and sent to market, packed in chests containing as nearly as possible i picul = 133 31b, the petals and leaves of the poppy being used as packing materials.

The trade - only 300 chests in 1859 - gradually increased until 1877, when the Persian opium was much adulterated with glucose.

For the Chinese market the opium is usually packed in chests containing 102 shahmans (of 131 Ib), so that on arrival it may weigh 1 Chinese picul (=1331 lb), 5 to io% being allowed for loss by drying.

The average quantity boiled each day is from six to eight chests of Patna opium, this being the only kind used."

I think we can at least start polishing up our medallions and combing our chests in gleeful anticipation.

A little room by the shop contained a bedstead but no furnishings, and a little room over the shop a trunk and chests.

If you do watch from here please be respectful of the religious sensitivities of the site (no shorts or bare chests ).

Including mahogany chests, bookcases, mirrors, office furniture, bedroom furniture, dining tables, davenport desks, cabinets and more.

Sitting Room 2 sofas, 2 easy chairs, antique chests, welsh dresser, high beams, French doors to private road area.

They looked haggard, their chests sunken, black rings under their eyes.

Tea Spoons The earliest caddy spoons were long-handled ladles made for use with box-like tea chests.

May 30 2003 And the award for the largest steam chests goes to... .

The action, necessarily, is electric with slider chests.

May 30 2003 And the award for the largest steam chests goes to....

While many women choose to go with the ultimate in comfort when it comes to choosing a nursing bra, a more supportive garment is essential for those with larger chests.

Although many women swear by the comfort of cup-less and wireless nursing bras, these options are often only comfortable for women who have smaller chests.

The store resides in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country and claims to have the largest selection of Amish made cedar chests.

The store's authentic Amish furniture inventory includes reproduction furniture such as Hoosier cabinets, chests and children's wooden toys.

The furniture offered at the Amish Country Corner includes heirloom Amish-made cedar chests, rustic cabin furniture and country style home furnishings.

Small tea chests or other boxes can make a suitable place for a hen to lay her eggs.

Medicine chests in olden times often contained a tube of this gooey black ointment.

This show was filled with marvelous carved tables and chests.

Handcrafted items, such as bent-twig chairs and hand-planed chests, are commonly found in lodge furniture.

You can select storage chests or larger units that have shelving and bins.

Use decorative boxes, basket chests, stacks of vintage suitcases and under bed boxes to store all of the other treasures you own that you can't live without.

Some beds have built in chests that store the television set when it's not in use.

Pieces discovered in long-forgotten tombs included chairs and chests.

One shows Barba topless with a group of other women but their chests are covered by their hands.

Wool sweaters should be stored either in cedar chests, with cedar balls or lavender sachets when they aren't worn.