Foundation level · Year 4 · free
chest
noun · Say it: CHEST
What it means
Foundationa large, strong box with a lid, used for storing things
Grandma keeps her old photographs in a wooden chest at the foot of her bed.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- box
- coffer
- trunk
More examples
- The pirates in our school play buried a chest full of chocolate coins.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'cest', meaning a box, which came from Greek 'kistē'.
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