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bel·ly
 belly
- pronunciation:
- be
li
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
bellies |
| definition 1: |
the front or underpart of mammals that contains the stomach and intestines.
The dog loves to have his belly rubbed.As his beer-drinking increased, so did the size of his belly.
- synonyms:
- abdomen, gut, paunch, stomach, tummy
- similar words:
- bowels, intestine, maw, midriff, potbelly, underbelly
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| definition 2: |
appetite or desire.
I have no belly for watching bullfights.- synonyms:
- appetite, desire, stomach
- similar words:
- appetence, craving, hunger, liking, longing, lust, thirst, yearning, yen
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| definition 3: |
the deepest inside part of something.
- synonyms:
- innards, inside, womb
- similar words:
- depth, entrails, gut, interior
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| definition 4: |
the womb.
- synonyms:
- uterus, womb
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| related words: |
abdomen, bosom, bottom, center |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bellied, bellies, bellying |
| definition: |
to expand or cause to expand, as with wind.
The sails were bellying today.- synonyms:
- bag, expand, swell
- antonyms:
- sag
- similar words:
- balloon, bloat, bulge, distend, enlarge, inflate, puff
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| related words: |
pouch, swell |
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