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Navel

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noun. The mark on the surface of the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached during gestation.

noun. A central point; a middle.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. In anatomy, a mark or scar in the middle of the belly where the umbilical cord was attached in the fetus; the umbilieus; the omphalos.

noun. The central point or part of anything; the middle.

noun. The nave of a wheel.

noun. In ordnance, same as narel bolt.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus; called also belly button in humans. See umbilicus.

noun. The central part or point of anything; the middle.

noun. An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.

noun. a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle.

noun. Same as Nombril.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

noun. The central part or point of anything; the middle.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun. a scar where the umbilical cord was attached

noun. the center point or middle of something

Word Usage

"Back at Revolver, a 20-something wearing a collared shirt unbuttoned to his navel is approached and asked what he thinks of Ben Quayle."

cross-reference

intestinal navel navel bolt navel orange navel point

Form

navel orange navel-gazing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

center centre midpoint point

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

naval

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

abdomen armpit buttock chakra clitoris

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

axis center center of action center of gravity centroid

variant

bellybutton umbilicus