bellybutton

bellybutton
bellybutton el"ly*but`ton, belly button el"ly but`ton, n. The depression in the middle of the abdomen in humans left as a residue of the umbilical cord; the umbilicus; the navel[1]. [PJC]

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  • bellybutton — [bel′ēbut΄ n] n. Informal the navel …   English World dictionary

  • bellybutton — 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 • Syn: ↑navel, ↑umbilicus, ↑belly button, ↑omphalos,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bellybutton Nautilus — Nautilus macromphalus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

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  • bellybutton — /bel ee but n/, n. Informal. the navel. Also, belly button. [1875 80, Amer.; BELLY + BUTTON] * * * …   Universalium

  • bellybutton — noun the navel or umbilicus …   Wiktionary

  • bellybutton — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. navel, umbilicus …   English dictionary for students

  • bellybutton — n. navel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bellybutton — bel′ly•but ton or bel′ly but ton, n. inf navel 1) • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • bellybutton — /ˈbɛlibʌtn/ (say beleebutn) noun Colloquial the navel. Also, belly button …  

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