Belly

Definition: Belly

Belly

Noun

1. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.

2. A protruding abdomen.

3. The underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish.

Verb

1. Swell out or bulge out.

Date "belly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Domain	Definition
Bible	Belly the seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Rom. 16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Prov. 18:8; 20:27; 22:18, marg.). The "belly of hell" signifies the grave or underworld (Jonah 2:2). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Dream Interpretation	It is bad to dream of seeing a swollen mortifying belly, it indicates desperate sickness. To see anything moving on the belly, prognosticates humiliation and hard labor. To see a healthy belly, denotes insane desires. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Food & Agriculture	Section of lower panel between lower wings and extension piece of a trawl. Source: European Union. (references)
Literature	Belly The belly and its members. The fable of Menenius Agrippa to the Roman people when they seceded to the Sacred Mount: "Once on a time the members refused to work for the lazy belly; but, as the supply of food was thus stopped, they found there was a necessary and mutual dependence between them." Shakespeare introduces the fable in his Coriolanus, i. 1. The belly has no ears. A hungry man will not listen to advice or arguments. The Romans had the same proverb, Venter non habet aures; and in French, Ventre affamé n'a point d'oreilles. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Metallurgy	The part of the converter in which steel is gathered at the moment of tapping. Source: European Union. (references)
	The part of the blast furnace of maximum cross-section between the stack and the bosh. (The terms "Waist" and "Belly" are not in common use in the United Kingdom. ). Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. See:pocket b. A bulge, or mass of ore in a lode c. Widened places in a borehole caused by sloughing of loose material fromthe borehole sidewalls. See also:bellies. (references)
Slang in 1811	BELLY. His eye was bigger than his belly; a saying of a person at a table, who takes more on his plate than he can eat. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Belly

Synonyms: abdomen (n), paunch (n), stomach (n), venter (n), belly out (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Amusement	Giggle, titter, snicker, crow, cheer, chuckle, shout; horse laugh, belly laugh, hearty laugh; guffaw; burst of laughter, fit of laughter, shout of laughter, roar of laughter, peal of laughter; cachinnation; Kentish fire; tiger.
Convexity	Tooth, knob, elbow, process, apophysis, condyle, bulb, node, nodule, nodosity, tongue, dorsum, bump, clump; sugar loaf; (sharpness); bow; mamelon; molar; belly, corporation, pot belly, gut; withers, back, shoulder, lip, flange.
	Belly out.
Food	Food, pabulum; aliment, nourishment, nutriment; sustenance, sustentation, sustention; nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board; commissariat; (provision); prey, forage, pasture, pasturage; fare, cheer; diet, dietary; regimen; belly timber, staff of life; bread, bread and cheese.
Gluttony	Epicure, bon vivant, gourmand; glutton, cormorant, hog, belly god, Apicius, gastronome; gourmet; a.
Interiority	Contents; substance, pith, marrow; backbone; (center); heart, bosom, breast; abdomen; vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap; penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses; cave; (concavity).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	He tells people he's named after a gun, but I know he's named after a famous 19th century belly dancer (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) I'm bigger than you and higher up the food chainso get in my belly! (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me; writing credit: Mike Myers) It kicks and turns and curls up in your belly, makes you wanna freaky-deaky, right (Boogie Nights; writing credit: Paul Thomas Anderson.) Pepperland is a tickle of joy on the blue belly of the universe (Yellow Submarine; writing credit: Al Brodax; Jack Mendelsohn) Darling fascist bully-boy Give me some more money You bastard May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the belly of your woman Neil (The Young Ones; writing credit: Ben Elton; Rik Mayall)
Lyrics	Six pack surrounding my belly hole it's tight (That's What I'm Looking For; performing artist: Da Brat) HuH HUH Now I'm show you or love, there's no belly you bounce from (Down Ass Bitch; performing artist: Ja Rule) Belly up and bury, boy, all the hurt you feel today (Midnight At The Lost & Found; performing artist: Meat Loaf) And he started to drift, drift to the belly of a ship, (Birdland; performing artist: Patti Smith) But the fire in your belly still burns (Halfway To Memphis; performing artist: Sammy Hagar)
Clever	1968: Growing pot. 1998: Growing pot belly. (references; author: unknown) If time heals all wounds, how come the belly button stays the same? (references; author: unknown)
Tongue Twisters	Big Billy, who had a big belly was also a big bully. (references; author: unknown) Jerry's berry jelly really rankled his broiling belly. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Belly of the Beast (2003) In the Belly of the Beast (2001) Belly (1998) The Belly (1995) Belly of the Beast (1993)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Belly Button Boy (reference) Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing (reference) In the Belly of the Beast: Letters from Prison (reference) Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp (reference) Snake Hips: Belly Dancing and How I Found True Love (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Belly (reference) Belly Dance Your Way To Fitness (reference) Belly Dance - Instructional Fitness Workout Within Traditional Movement (reference) Belly Dancing I: Beginning Instruction with Mara (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Belly Dance Fantasy (reference) Belly Dance Fever (reference) Winter in Belly of a Snake (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Belly Casting Kit (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The makings of a good "belly flop.". Credit: America's Coastlines.		Men gathered around pot belly stove in a general store laughing, while man in military uniform talks. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Basic steps to belly dancing / photographed by Jim Corrieri and Ralph Baxter. Credit: Library of Congress.		White Belly, Indian, half-length portrait, facing right. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Norma Horydczak. Portrait of Norma Horydczak with big belly. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Desiderius Erasmus	Luther was guilty of two great crimes -- he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly.
Jonathan Swift	Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.
Mencius	Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured any hunger and thirst? Men's minds are also injured by them.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	You will drag yourself on your belly in the bushes, and eat grass like the beasts of the forest
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	Stuff it into you, his belly counselled him.
Time Enough for Love	Robert Heinlein	One man's theology is another man's belly laugh
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Al crawled under on his belly and directed the beam of the flashlight
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		It is a balloon-shaped organ inside your pelvis, just below your belly button. (references)
		Sometimes you have to be extra careful not to bump your belly because your spleen is fragile. (references)
		The most common ulcer symptom is gnawing or burning pain in the abdomen between the breastbone and the belly button. (references)
Economic History	Taiwan	Hogs are Taiwan's largest agricultural crop and imports of certain cuts such as belly are controlled. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	SYCOPHANT, n. One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor. As the lean leech, its victim found, is pleased To fix itself upon a part diseased Till, its black hide distended with bad blood, It drops to die of surfeit in the mud, So the base sycophant with joy descries His neighbor's weak spot and his mouth applies, Gorges and prospers like the leech, although, Unlike that reptile, he will not let go. Gelasma, if it paid you to devote Your talent to the service of a goat, Showing by forceful logic that its beard Is more than Aaron's fit to be revered; If to the task of honoring its smell Profit had prompted you, and love as well, The world would benefit at last by you And wealthy malefactors weep anew -- Your favor for a moment's space denied And to the nobler object turned aside. Is't not enough that thrifty millionaires Who loot in freight and spoliate in fares, Or, cursed with consciences that bid them fly To safer villainies of darker dye, Forswearing robbery and fain, instead, To steal (they call it "cornering") our bread May see you groveling their boots to lick And begging for the favor of a kick? Still must you follow to the bitter end Your sycophantic disposition's trend, And in your eagerness to please the rich Hunt hungry sinners to their final ditch? In Morgan's praise you smite the sounding wire, And sing hosannas to great Havemeyher! What's Satan done that him you should eschew? He too is reeking rich -- deducting you.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dean Cain	This artist is known for creating the most amazing visual illusions. Because believe it or not, what looks like a basketball is actually a belly. Finally able to take a good look at her new bedazzling belly, this future mom is amazed of the results.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Belly" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.77% of the time. "Belly" is used about 851 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.77%	849	8,302
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.12%	1	339,140
Noun (proper)	0.12%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	851	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "belly".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Beten	N/A	Biblical	Belly
Maai	N/A	Biblical	Belly
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "belly": a hungry belly has no ears ♦ beer belly ♦ belly ache ♦ Belly Bean diet ♦ belly button ♦ belly cut ♦ belly dance ♦ belly dancer ♦ belly dancing ♦ Belly doublet ♦ belly flop ♦ belly flopper ♦ Belly fretting ♦ belly fur ♦ belly land ♦ belly landing ♦ belly laugh ♦ belly lough ♦ belly out ♦ belly part ♦ belly sweetbread ♦ belly tank ♦ Belly timber ♦ belly up ♦ belly up to the bar ♦ belly warship ♦ belly whop ♦ belly whopper ♦ Belly worm ♦ belly worship ♦ big belly ♦ blow in the belly ♦ false belly ♦ go belly up ♦ his eyes are bigger than his belly ♦ my belly aches badly ♦ pinned belly ♦ pork belly ♦ pot belly ♦ Prune Belly Syndrome ♦ to belly ♦ yellow belly. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "belly": belly-ache, belly-acher, belly-aching, belly-achings, belly-band, belly-bumping, belly-button, belly-buttons, belly-cheer, belly-crawling, belly-dancer, belly-dancers, belly-dancing, belly-deep, belly-flop, belly-flopped, belly-flopping, belly-flops, belly-full, Belly-god, belly-high, belly-holds, belly-land, belly-laugh, belly-laughs, belly-like, belly-numbing, belly-piece, Belly-pinched, belly-roar, belly-rub, belly-rumble, belly-sliders, belly-slit, belly-turning, belly-up, belly-upwards.
	Ending with "belly": beer-belly, blue-belly, boilie-belly, copper-belly, Gor-belly, Pot-belly, red-belly, sow-belly, Speckled-belly, tortoise-belly, under-belly.
	Containing "belly": finish-'im-off-rip-'is-guts-out-fump-'im-in-the-belly-ya-big-ugly-bag-of-chisels-yer-tattoo'd-dick'ead.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "belly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		agterlyf (abdomen, lower, lower part of the body), abdomen (abdomen, lower, lower part of the body). (various references)

Albanian		bark (abdomen, diarrhoea, midriff, paunch, sag, stomach, trough, tummy, Venter), stomak (craw, stomach, tummy), pjesë e dalë (outcrop, overhang, prominence, prominency), fryhem (bloat, boil up, distend, fill out, heave, pout, surge, swagger, swell). (various references)

Arabic		‏كرش (paunch, stomach), ‏معدة (gorge, stomach), ‏جوف (abdomen, cave, depth, rebore, scoop, shovel), ‏جزء منتفخ من الشراع, ‏السطح المنتفخ من الشئ, ‏إنتفخ (bag, balloon, billow, bloat, bulge, distend, fill, fluff, heave, inflate, puff, strut, swell), ‏رحم (matrix, touch up, womb), ‏بطن (abdomen, back, gorge, interiorize, internalize, line, middle, pad, paunch, quilt, redouble, stomach, underlay, venter). (various references)

Bulgarian		сърце (bosom, heart, pump, ticker), корем (abdomen, guts, midriff, paunch, tummy), апетит (appetite, relish, stomach), издувам се (draw, heave, puff out, puff up, swell). (various references)

Chinese		腹部 (abdomen, flank). (various references)

Czech		břicho (abdomen, bilge, gut, midriff, paunch, stomach), vrchní deska, útroby (bowels of the earth, guts, viscera), žaludek (stomach, tummy). (various references)

Danish		bug (abdomen, tummy). (various references)

Dutch		buik (abdomen, tummy). (various references)

Esperanto		ventro (abdomen, tummy). (various references)

Faeroese		búkur (abdomen, tummy). (various references)

Farsi		طبله , شکم دادن وبادکردن , شکم (Abdomen, Bowel, Breadbasket, Bulge, Gorge, Gut, Kyte, Paunch, Tummy, Ventricle, Womb). (various references)

Finnish		vatsa (abdomen, stomach, tummy). (various references)

French		ventre (belt, belt zone), panse. (various references)

Frisian		liif (abdomen, body, chest, tummy). (various references)

German		Bauch (abdomen, bowels, bowl, bulge, gut, middle, paunch, potbelly, stomach, tummy, ventral). (various references)

Greek		κοιλιά (abdomen, paunch, tummy, womb), κοιλιακή χώρα (abdominal cavity). (various references)

Hebrew		בטן (abdomen, stomach). (various references)

Hungarian		has (abdomen, guts, insides, little mary, lower part of the body, paunch, pod, riff, stomach, swag-belly, tummy, Venter). (various references)

Icelandic		magi (abdomen, stomach, tummy), kviður (abdomen, tummy). (various references)

Indonesian		perut (abdomen, breadbasket, maw, paunch). (various references)

Irish		bolg (abdomen, bag, sack, tummy), tarr (abdomen, tummy). (various references)

Italian		ventre (abdomen, stomach, tummy, womb), pancia (paunch, stomach, tummy). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		腹　 (stomach), 腹 (abdomen, stomach), 小腹 (abdomen). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		こばら (abdomen), はら (abdomen, field, moor, plain, prairie, stomach, tundra, wilderness). (various references)

Korean		아랫배 (Bellies). (various references)

Manx		prinjeig (paunch, potato-belly), kewyl (paunch; keel), gailley (appetite, digestion, paunch; thrush, stomach, tripe, tummy, ventricle), bolg (abdomen, bilge, bowl, bowl of lamp, corporation, stomach, tummy). (various references)

Maori		koopuu. (various references)

Maya		nak. (various references)

Norwegian		mave (abdomen, stomach, tummy), buk (abdomen, tummy). (various references)

Papiamen		barika (abdomen, tummy), bariga (abdomen, tummy), abdómen (abdomen, lower part of the body). (various references)

Pig Latin		ellybay.(various references)

Portuguese		ventre (abdomen, lower part of the body, tummy, venter, womb), barriga (abdomen, bulge, calf, inside, inward, lower part of the body, paunch, potbelly, stomach, tummy), abdome (abdomen, lower part of the body, stomach, tummy). (various references)

Romanian		burtã (abdomen, bilge, bottom, gut, guts, paunch, pot belly, stomach), buft, umfla (bag, blow, bunt, expand, fill, fill out, grow, heighten, inflate, overdraw, pad, puff, swell), stomac (abomasum, gizzard, gorge, maw, midriff, reticula, reticulum, rumen, stomach), pântece (abdomen, gut, heart, stomach), fund al unui vas, calã (calla, hold), abdominal (abdominal, hypogastric), abdomen (abdomen). (various references)

Russian		брюхо (abdomen, paunch, pod, tummy). (various references)

Scottish		broinn, brù (g. bronn), bolg (bag, budget), balg (belly; blister, leather bag, wallet). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		utroba (bowel, insides, intestines, viscera, womb), trup (body, hull, scape, shank, trunk), trbuh (abdomen, paunch), stomak (abdomen, gut, stomach, tummy), nadimati se (blow up). (various references)

Spanish		vientre (abdomen, stomach, tummy), barriga (bay window, bilge, breadbasket, paunch, potbelly). (various references)

Sranan		bere (abdomen, tummy). (various references)

Swedish		buk (abdomen, abdominal, bilge, bow window, bunt, paunch, tummy), mage (abdomen, bowels, gut, guts, insides, maw, midriff, stomach, tummy). (various references)

Turkish		göbek (abdomen, bay window, belly button, branch, center, center-piece, centre, centre-piece, core, heart, midpoint, navel, omphalic, omphalos, paunch, pod, spare tire, spare tyre, tummy, umbilical, umbilicus). (various references)

Turkmen		wakyrdamak (belly-laugh), gцbek (belly-button). (various references)

Ukrainian		утроба (maw, womb), черево (abdomen, Baggie, gut, potbelly, wame, womb), шлунок (stomach), надуватися (inflate, plim, round, swell), надимати, здуватися, живіт (abdomen, gizzard, paunch, stomach), дека (sounding board). (various references)

Vietnamese		bụng (abdomen). (various references)

Welsh		bolio (gorge), bol (abdomen), tor (breach, break, interruption, palm), rhumen (paunch), cest (paunch). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	abdomen, utere, uteri, uterinum, utero, uterus, venter, venter, ventris, ventre, ventrem, ventres, ventri, ventris. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	hrif. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	pance, panche. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 30
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Upwpia kai suntrimmata sunanta kakoiV plhgai de eiV tamieia koiliaV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Livor vulneris absterget mala et plagae in secretioribus ventris
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The wannesse of wounde shal clense awei euelis, and woundis in the priuyere partys of the wombe.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 30
Cebuano	¶ Ang mga labud nga makasamad makahugas sa dautan; Ug ang mga pagbunal molagbas sa kinahiladman uyamut nga mga dapit.
Croatian	Krvave masnice oèiste zlo i udarci proèiste odaje utrobe.
Danish	Blodige Strimer renser den onde og Hug hans Indres Kamre.
Dutch	Gezwellen der wonde zijn in den boze een zuivering, mitsgaders de slagen van het binnenste des buiks.
Finnish	Mustelmat ja haavat puhdistavat pahantekijän, lyönnit puhdistavat sydämen kammiot.
French	Les plaies d`une blessure sont un remède pour le méchant; De même les coups qui pénètrent jusqu`au fond des entrailles.
German	Man muß dem Bösen wehren mit harter Strafe und mit ernsten Schlägen, die man fühlt.
Haitian Creole	¶ Move esperyans ka fè nou chanje. Malè ka fè nou vin gen bon santiman.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ada kalanya pengalaman pahit menghapuskan kejahatan, dan membersihkan hati manusia.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Bilur rotan menjadi penyuci orang jahat, dan lagi palu yang masuk sampai ke dalam tulangnya.
Italian	Le ferite sanguinanti spurgano il male, le percosse purificano i recessi del cuore.
Maori	¶ E tahia atu ana te kino e nga karawarawa o te patunga; a e tae rawa ana nga whiu ki nga wahi o roto rawa o te kopu.
Norwegian	Et tuktemiddel for de onde er buler og sår og slag, som trenger inn i hjertets indre.
Portuguese	Os açoites que ferem purificam do mal; e as feridas penetram até o mais íntimo do corpo.
Rumanian	Mijloacele de vindecare pentru cel rqu sknt bqtqile wi vknqtqile pknq la ranq. -
Russian	тБОЩ ПФ РПВПЕЧ--ЧТБЮЕЧУФЧП РТПФЙЧ ЪМБ, Й ХДБТЩ, РТПОЙЛБАЭЙЕ ЧП ЧОХФТЕООПУФЙ ЮТЕЧБ.
Swedish	Sår som svida rena från ondska, ja, tuktan renar hjärtats innandömen.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "belly": bellyache, bellyached, bellyacher, bellyachers, bellyaches, bellyaching, bellyband, bellybands, bellybutton, bellybuttons, bellyful, bellyfuls, bellying. (additional references)
	Words ending with "belly": gorbelly, potbelly, sowbelly, underbelly. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Belly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: balli, baly, bcell, Bealby, beeli, Beesly, beglye, belfy, beli, belim, beliv, belix, bella, belli, bellic, bellig, bello, bellys, beloy, bely, belye, belz, berly, Beylul, Bezley, billi, billyo, bily, blell, bley, Boell, bolly, brell, buell, Bulley, elly, elmly, ubely. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "belly" (pronounced be"lē)
3	-e" l ē	allele, Celli, deli, jelly, Kelly, Nellie, Nelly, saltarelli, Shelly, smelly, Tele, telly, Vitelli.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-e-l-l-y"
	-1 letter: bell, yell.
	-2 letters: bel, bey, bye, ell, ley, lye.
	-3 letters: be, by, el, ye.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-l-l-y"
	+1 letter: bluely.
	+2 letters: bellboy, bleakly, eyeball, flyable, flybelt, flyblew, legibly.
	+3 letters: bellboys, bellyful, bellying, blearily, blithely, eligibly, eyeballs, flexibly, flybelts, gorbelly, limberly, lobately, loveably, lubberly, oblately, playable, potbelly, reliably, saleably, sowbelly, syllable, verbally.
	+4 letters: alterably, balefully, banefully, belatedly, bellyache, bellyband, bellyfuls, beryllium, bestially, bipedally, blessedly, brittlely, eyeballed, illegibly, indelibly, jellybean, lambently, liberally, obliquely, semblably, sibylline, sublimely, subtilely, syllabled, syllables, symbolled, tolerably, unflyable.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
belly button ring	3,086	belly jewelry	234
belly	2,539	pregnant belly picture	231
belly ring	1,853	belly dancing costume	219
belly dancing	1,662	pot belly pig	212
belly dance	1,506	belly punching	208
belly button	1,239	belly factory jelly	201
belly pic	947	fat belly	184
belly shot	945	fire belly toad	146
pregnant belly	923	pregnant belly photo	136
belly picture	864	belly cast	125
jelly belly	843	pregnant belly gallery	120
belly button piercing	798	belly button picture	103
belly dancer	752	belly dancing class	101
belly dance costume	472	pregnancy belly	99
belly piercing	276	cheap belly button ring	99
belly button jewelry	267	belly inflation	99
belly gallery	250	belly dancing video	95
belly chain	249	belly basics	95
big belly	240	belly button piercing picture	92
beer belly	234	belly putter	89
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.


"Belly of a Train" by James Hernandez Commentary: "Sorry the image is small. It was an older one I dug up. It's the bottom of a parked train. Kinda cool looking :)."	"Belly dancer" by Michelle Kwajafa Commentary: "A belly dancer performing in washington dc."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Belly

Definition: Belly

Belly

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definition: Belly

Synonyms: Belly

Synonyms within Context: Belly

Amusement

Convexity

Food

Gluttony

Interiority

Crosswords: Belly

Modern Usage: Belly

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Tongue Twisters

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Belly

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Belly

Photos:Belly

Illustrations:Belly

Computer Images:Belly

Photo Album: Belly

Digital Photo Gallery: Belly

Familiar Quotations: Belly

Desiderius Erasmus

Jonathan Swift

Mencius

Use in Literature: Belly

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Time Enough for Love

Robert Heinlein

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Non-Fiction Usage: Belly

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Belly

Dean Cain

Usage Frequency: Belly

Derived & Related Names: Belly

Expressions: Belly

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Belly

Modern Translation: Belly

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Chinese

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Faeroese

Farsi

Finnish

French

Frisian

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Irish

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Manx

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