| NOUN | body | belly, abdomen, venter, stomach | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis |
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| body | belly, paunch | a protruding abdomen | |
| shape | belly | a part that bulges deeply | |
| location | belly | the hollow inside of something | |
| animal | belly | the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish | |
| VERB | change | belly, belly out | swell out or bulge out |
| Sounds | beh'liy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1502 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis. | |
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| Synonyms | abdomen, venter, stomach | |
| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
| Parts | abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab | The muscles of the abdomen |
| abdominal aorta | A branch of the descending aorta | |
| abdominal cavity, abdomen | The cavity containing the major viscera | |
| abdominal wall | A wall of the abdomen | |
| colic artery, arteria colica | arteries that supply blood to the colon | |
| hypochondrium | The upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium | |
| intestine, bowel, gut | The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus | |
| navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, belly button, omphalos, omphalus | A scar where the umbilical cord was attached | |
| Narrower | underbelly, underbody | The soft belly or underside of an animal's body |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Catalan | estómac, ventre | |
| Spanish | estómago, vientre | |
| Meaning | A protruding abdomen. | |
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| Synonym | paunch | |
| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
| Narrower | pot, potbelly, bay window, corporation, tummy | slang for a paunch |
| Broader | adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue | A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy |
| Catalan | panxa, ventre | |
| Spanish | barriga, tripa | |
| Verbs | belly | swell out or bulge out |
| Meaning | A part that bulges deeply. | |
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| Example | "the belly of a sail" | |
| Broader | bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence | Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| Meaning | The hollow inside of something. | |
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| Example | "in the belly of the ship" | |
| Broader | inside, interior | The inner or enclosed surface of something |
| Meaning | The underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish. | |
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| Part of | vertebrate, craniate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
| Broader | underpart | A part lying on the lower side / side or underneath an animal's body |
| Meaning | Swell out or bulge out. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | belly out | |
| Broader | swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce | Expand abnormally |
| Nouns | belly | a protruding abdomen |