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English noun: belly | |||
| 1. | belly (body) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | ||
| Synonyms | abdomen, stomach, venter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | underbelly, underbody | ||
| Part holonym | ab, abdomen, abdominal, abdominal aorta, abdominal cavity, abdominal muscle, abdominal wall, arteria colica, belly button, bellybutton, bowel, colic artery, gut, hypochondrium, intestine, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus | ||
| Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
| 2. | belly (body) a protruding abdomen | ||
| Synonyms | paunch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bay window, corporation, pot, potbelly, tummy | ||
| Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
| 3. | belly (shape) a part that bulges deeply | ||
| Samples | The belly of a sail. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling | ||
| 4. | belly (location) the hollow inside of something | ||
| Samples | In the belly of the ship. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inside, interior | ||
| 5. | belly (animal) the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | underpart | ||
| Part meronym | craniate, vertebrate | ||
English verb: belly | |||
| 1. | belly (change) swell out or bulge out | ||
| Synonyms | belly out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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