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Definition of navel in English: navelnoun ˈneɪv(ə)lˈneɪvəl 1A rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus. Example sentencesExamples - Exhale as you contract your abdominal muscles, pulling your navel toward your spine.
- Pain below the navel that spreads to either side may signify a colon disorder.
- Soo Lin's shirt was tight and small and showed her bare navel, which had the ring in it.
- Abdominal examination revealed a large scar from the navel downwards.
- Tighten your abs by pulling your navel toward your spine and lean to the right.
- Put the palm of your right hand on the abdomen, just above the navel, and press up against the solar plexus or pit of the stomach.
- Her slender waist was now bare exposing the deep navel.
- The dead man has a Batman tattoo and a pierced navel.
- Symptoms include a gnawing or burning sensation in the abdomen between the navel and the sternum.
- Claude smiled lazily and stretched, showing off her tiny ruby navel ring.
- For two years I had occasional pain in the abdomen especially around the navel for short durations.
- An umbilical hernia occurs when part of the intestine protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall at the navel.
- A jewel sparkled from her pierced navel and her jeans rode low on her hips.
- Can you feel the breath radiating life energy from your navel into your arms, legs and head?
- She has already pierced her nose, her ears, her navel and now, her tongue.
- If the patient wears a navel ring, she is asked to remove it.
- Her size two trousers hang about her hips, exposing a navel ring.
- She also had her navel pierced but she didn't show it off so much.
- The child may have low back pain, stomach pain below the navel, or a long-lasting fever.
Synonyms informal belly button, tummy button technical umbilicus - 1.1 The central point of a place.
the Incas saw Cuzco as the navel of the world Example sentencesExamples - They named the place Cuzco, " the navel of the world, " and the Inca nation was born.
- Such men must be honoured and respected, lest chaos engulf the navel of the world yet again.
- Delphi was no longer the navel of the Greek world, acknowledged point of reference for the competing states.
Synonyms centre, central point, middle, midpoint, hub, nub, focal point, focus, pivot, nucleus, heart, core, eye rare omphalos
Phrases Spend time complacently considering oneself or one's interests at the expense of a wider view. the Post Office cannot stop the world while the unions contemplate their navels Example sentencesExamples - He came from High Times magazine, where he sat around and played video games and contemplated his navel.
- Self-consciousness is not simply a consciousness contemplating its own navel.
- I dreamt of spending days lounging in the sun and contemplating my navel.
- Of course, this sort of hindsight is only slightly worse than spending your time contemplating your navel.
- The yogi contemplating his navel often figures for Westerners as an object of amusement, being taken as a symptom of indolence or narcissistic self-absorption.
- When I was growing up, my mother used to say, ‘You have to take time to contemplate your navel.’
- This is a famous soup from the Fujian Province, whose aroma was said to be so alluring that a meditating monk would abandon contemplating his navel and jump over the wall to indulge!
Origin Old English nafela, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch navel and German Nabel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin umbo 'boss of a shield', umbilicus 'navel', and Greek omphalos 'boss, navel'. Compare with nave2. Definition of navel in US English: navelnounˈneɪvəlˈnāvəl 1A rounded knotty depression in the center of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus. Example sentencesExamples - She also had her navel pierced but she didn't show it off so much.
- The dead man has a Batman tattoo and a pierced navel.
- Exhale as you contract your abdominal muscles, pulling your navel toward your spine.
- If the patient wears a navel ring, she is asked to remove it.
- Pain below the navel that spreads to either side may signify a colon disorder.
- Can you feel the breath radiating life energy from your navel into your arms, legs and head?
- The child may have low back pain, stomach pain below the navel, or a long-lasting fever.
- For two years I had occasional pain in the abdomen especially around the navel for short durations.
- Tighten your abs by pulling your navel toward your spine and lean to the right.
- Her size two trousers hang about her hips, exposing a navel ring.
- Abdominal examination revealed a large scar from the navel downwards.
- Her slender waist was now bare exposing the deep navel.
- Symptoms include a gnawing or burning sensation in the abdomen between the navel and the sternum.
- She has already pierced her nose, her ears, her navel and now, her tongue.
- Claude smiled lazily and stretched, showing off her tiny ruby navel ring.
- Soo Lin's shirt was tight and small and showed her bare navel, which had the ring in it.
- Put the palm of your right hand on the abdomen, just above the navel, and press up against the solar plexus or pit of the stomach.
- An umbilical hernia occurs when part of the intestine protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall at the navel.
- A jewel sparkled from her pierced navel and her jeans rode low on her hips.
Synonyms belly button, tummy button - 1.1 The central point of a place.
the Incas saw Cuzco as the navel of the world Example sentencesExamples - Delphi was no longer the navel of the Greek world, acknowledged point of reference for the competing states.
- Such men must be honoured and respected, lest chaos engulf the navel of the world yet again.
- They named the place Cuzco, " the navel of the world, " and the Inca nation was born.
Synonyms centre, central point, middle, midpoint, hub, nub, focal point, focus, pivot, nucleus, heart, core, eye
Phrases Spend time complacently considering oneself or one's own interests; concentrate on one issue at the expense of a wider view. Example sentencesExamples - He came from High Times magazine, where he sat around and played video games and contemplated his navel.
- Of course, this sort of hindsight is only slightly worse than spending your time contemplating your navel.
- This is a famous soup from the Fujian Province, whose aroma was said to be so alluring that a meditating monk would abandon contemplating his navel and jump over the wall to indulge!
- I dreamt of spending days lounging in the sun and contemplating my navel.
- When I was growing up, my mother used to say, ‘You have to take time to contemplate your navel.’
- Self-consciousness is not simply a consciousness contemplating its own navel.
- The yogi contemplating his navel often figures for Westerners as an object of amusement, being taken as a symptom of indolence or narcissistic self-absorption.
Origin Old English nafela, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch navel and German Nabel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin umbo ‘boss of a shield’, umbilicus ‘navel’, and Greek omphalos ‘boss, navel’. Compare with nave. |