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bel·ly
 belly
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- pronunciation:
- be
li
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, 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.My husband's belly is beginning to stick out now that he's in his thirties.
- 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: |
bellies, bellying, bellied |
| 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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