navel in English dictionary

  • navel

    Meanings and definitions of "navel"

    • (anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
    • noun
      (anatomy)
      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.
    • noun
      (historical)
      An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.
    • hyphenation: na-vel;
      A scar where the umbilical cord was attached.
    • remnant of umbilical cord
    • noun
      a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"
    • noun
      the center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe"

    Synonyms of "navel" in English dictionary

    bellybutton, center, omphalos are the top synonyms of "navel" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of navel

    • navel ( plural  navels)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza navel, lm  liczba mnoga navels
    • navel (plural navels)
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