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Look up: Chest

  1. chest
    [n] - box with a lid
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Chest
    The part of the body between the neck and bottom of the rib cage. Contains the lungs and heart. It is also called the thorax.
    Found on http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/g

  3. Chest
    The front part of the trunk from the head to the abdomen.
    Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/38

  4. Chest
    Chest: The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains the lungs, the heart and part of the aorta. The walls of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum. The chest is also called the thorax.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  5. CHEST
    Combined Higher Education Software Team. Negotiates for the supply of software, data, information, training materials and other IT related products on behalf of UK Research Councils and the Higher and Further Education community in the UK and Republic of Ireland. A JISC funded service
    Found on http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Projects/Tran

  6. Chest
    Chest (chĕst) noun [ Middle English chest , chist , Anglo-Saxon cest , cist , cyst , Latin cista , from Greek ki`sth . Confer Cist , Cistern .] 1. A large box of wood...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/62

  7. Chest
    Chest intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Chested .] 1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard. 2. To place in a coffin. [ Obsolete] « He dieth and is chested . Gen. 1. 26 (heading). »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/62

  8. Chest
    Chest noun [ Anglo-Saxon ceást .] Strife; contention; controversy. [ Obsolete] P. Plowman.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/62

  9. chest
    The anterior wall of the chest or thorax; the breast. ... See: thorax. ... Synonym: pectus, phthinoid. ... Origin: A.S. Cest, a box ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. chest
    noun box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. chest
    pectus noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. chest
    (chest) thorax. barrel chest a rounded, bulging chest with abnormal increase in the anteroposterior diameter, showing little movement on respiration; seen in emphysema, kyphosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. flail chest loss of stabi...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  13. Chest
    • (v. i.) To place in a coffin. • (n.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains. • (n.) The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax. • (n.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for h...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. chest
    the earliest form of container for storing clothes, documents, valuables, or other possessions, and the most important piece of furniture in the ... [7 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/65

  15. Chest
    Chest is a Slavic boy name. The meaning of the name is `Honor` The name Chest doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Chest seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Ches

  16. chest
    Type: Term Pronunciation: chest Definitions: 1. The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the sternum. 2. Colloquially, the anterior wall of the thorax. Synonyms: pectus
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  17. Chest
    A tall, narrow piece featuring a series of drawers for storing clothing.
    Found on http://www.artisansofthevalley.com/comm_

  18. Chest
    A traditional container for shipping tea from the plantation typically made of wood with an aluminum lining.
    Found on http://www.hungrymonster.com/Foodfacts/T

  19. Chest
    A chest was a British measurement of tea ranging from 80 to 84 lbs.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  20. Chest
    In man and the higher vertebrates, the chest is the cavity formed by the breast-bone in front and the ribs and backbone at the sides and behind, shut off from the abdomen below by the diaphragm or midriff. It contains the heart, lungs, etc, and the gullet passes through it.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  21. Chest
    The part of the body or trunk that is enclosed by the ribs.
    Found on http://www.apluspetgoods.com/petsupplies

  22. Chest
    The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen . The chest contains the lungs , the heart and part of the aorta . The walls of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae , the ribs , and the sternum .
    Found on http://www.emedicinehealth.com/allergy_i

  23. Chest
    (furniture) A `chest` (also called `coffer` or `kist`) is one of the oldest forms of furniture. It is typically a rectangular structure with four walls and a liftable lid, for storage. The interior space may be subdivided. The early uses of an Antique chest or `coffer` included storage of fin...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest

  24. Chest
    (journal) `Chest` is a scientific medical journal published by the American College of Chest Physicians on the subject of chest diseases and related issues (pulmonology, cardiology, thoracic surgery, transplantation, breathing, airway disease, emergency medicine, etc.). The 2008...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest

  25. Chest
    (album) `Chest` is the third album by the Nels Cline Trio and the first release on Little Brother Records. The album was recorded in June 1993 at Sage & Sound by Geoff Sykes (except "Beardism/Call Crouch" and "Power Ballad for Woodward A." which were recorded Ju...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest



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10 February 2012

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On 10th February 1996, a computer, Deep Blue, beat Russian Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player on the planet, and mankind’s place in the order of things was reshuffled. The match immediately became an iconic symbol of the advances made in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Kasparov has since retired, like Deep Blue, which now resides in a museum. He has become a vocal advocate for democracy in today’s Russia. read more

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