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Definition of 'navel'Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Noun
( en-noun)
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
The central part or point of anything; the middle.
- Within the navel of this hideous wood, / Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. — Milton.
(historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.
Synonyms
* belly button (colloquial)
* umbilicus
Derived terms
* navel-gazing
* navel orange
See also
* innie
* outie
Anagrams
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