1. Noun
That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.
2. Noun
The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
3. Noun
The womb.
4. Noun
The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.
5. Noun
The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
6. Verb
To cause to swell out; to fill.
7. Verb
To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.
8. Noun
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
9. Noun
the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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