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Definition: Navel |
NavelNoun1. Scar where the umbilical cord was attached. 2. The center point or middle of something. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "navel" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The umbilicus, also called the navel, is essentially a scar representing the former attachment of the umbilical cord in the fetus. The colloquial term for navel is belly button. It can form a depression, a type of umbilicus commonly referred to as an innie, or a protrusion, referred to as an outie. The underlying abdominal muscle layer also presents a concavity; its thinness at this point contributes to a relative structural weakness that makes it susceptible to hernia.One fashion is clothing that leaves part of the lower abdomen with the belly button bare. It is much more common for women than for men. Displaying a bare navel has been a taboo in Western society, as the depression of the navel is taken to be an erotic visual echo. Thus, fashions of display have usually been confined to women and have been perceived as part of liberation and youth movements.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Umbilicus."
Synonyms: NavelSynonyms: bellybutton (n), navel point (n), omphalos (n), omphalus (n), umbilicus (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Centrality | Core, kernel; nucleus, nucleolus; heart, pole axis, bull's eye; nave, navel; umbilicus, backbone, marrow, pith; vertebra, vertebral column; hotbed; concentration; (convergence); centralization; symmetry. |
Middle | Noun: middle, midst, mediety, mean; medium, middle term; center; mid-course; mezzo termine; juste milieu; halfway house, nave, navel, omphalos; nucleus, nucleolus. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Navel |
| English words defined with "navel": acromphalus ♦ bellyband ♦ Funis ♦ Omphalic, Omphalo-, omphalocele, Omphalomancy, Omphalopsychite, omphaloskepsis ♦ paraumbilical vein ♦ Umbilic, umbilical hernia, Umbilicated ♦ vena paraumbilicalis. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "navel": CHICK GRADER ♦ Ferrau ♦ poultry culler. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "navel": Omphalotomy. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Navel" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (navel), Swedish (navel, umbilicus). |
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Screenplays | Expensive navel lint (Moonlighting; writing credit: Eric Blakeney) You are navel lint (Moonlighting; writing credit: Eric Blakeney) | |
Lyrics | You're blue in the face from navel gaze, (Bittersweet Me; performing artist: R.E.M.) | |
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| "Navel" by Ibon San Martin Commentary: "Tree navel ." |
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Health | The pain usually begins near the navel and moves down and to the right. (references) | |
These children usually have fewer than five stools a day, and the stools tend to be watery and soft. Pain-predominant IBS mainly affects children over age 5. In the younger children the pain tends to occur around the navel area, and in older children, in the lower left part of the abdomen. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Navel" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Navel" is used about 123 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) | 100% | 123 | 28,925 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "navel". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Sharar | N/A | Biblical | Navel |
| Tabrimon | N/A | Biblical | The navel |
| Tiberias | N/A | Biblical | The navel |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "navel": navel cord ♦ navel gall ♦ navel orange ♦ navel point. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "navel": navel-defluffers, navel-gazing, navel-ill, navel-lint, Navel-string. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
navel ring | 1,004 | navel tattoo | 21 |
navel piercing | 776 | navel infection | 21 |
navel jewelry | 568 | navel shield | 20 |
navel | 506 | navel fetish | 20 |
navel piercing picture | 69 | belly button navel ring | 20 |
fuzzy navel | 65 | navel pic | 18 |
navel piercing jewelry | 50 | blood navel | 18 |
navel piercing care | 48 | playboy navel ring | 17 |
navel barbell | 43 | infected navel piercing | 16 |
body jewelry navel | 42 | bangle navel | 15 |
navel orange | 39 | gold jewelry navel solid | 15 |
navel piercing information | 39 | navel piercing procedure | 15 |
navel piercing infection | 34 | pierced navel | 15 |
aftercare for navel piercing | 34 | navel piercing pic | 14 |
navel body jewelry wholesale | 33 | navel ring sexy super | 14 |
cheap navel ring | 31 | diamond navel ring | 13 |
navel dangles | 26 | navel tickling | 13 |
navel picture | 23 | navel pain | 13 |
gold navel ring | 22 | navel stud | 13 |
navel peircings | 22 | navel belly ring | 13 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "navel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | qendër (center, centre, ganglion, heart, heartland, hub, nucleus, pivot, radiant, unit), kërthizë (navel cord). (various references) | |
Arabic | وسط (amid, amidst, among, amongst, center, centre, endo-, fair, john doe, mean, medium, middle, midst, milieu, ordinary, umbilicus, waist), سرة البطن (umbilicus), سرة, النقطة الوسطى, الحبل السري (umbilical cord). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | център (center, centre, headquarters, hinge, hub, kingpin, nucleus, omphalos, pivot, pocket, seat), пъп (navelwort, tummy-button, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Chinese | 臍 , 肚脐. (various references) | |
Czech | pupek (gut, pot belly, stomach). (various references) | |
Danish | navle (cutaneous umbilical cicatrix, hilum, umbilical adenoma, umbilicus), umbilicus (umbilicus), omphalos (umbilicus). (various references) | |
Dutch | navel (hilum, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Esperanto | umbiliko. (various references) | |
Faeroese | nalvi. (various references) | |
Farsi | ناف (Bellybutton), وسط (Amid, Amidst, Meddle, Mediocre, Middling). (various references) | |
Finnish | napa (hub, nave, pole). (various references) | |
French | nombril, ombilic. (various references) | |
Frisian | nâle. (various references) | |
German | Nabel (hilum, umbilical, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Greek | αφαλόσ (hilum), ομφαλόσ (hilum, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Hebrew | קורקבן (gizzard). (various references) | |
Hungarian | köldök (belly button, omphalos, umbilical, umbilici, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Indonesian | udel, pusat (central, centre, core), pusar (umbilicus). (various references) | |
Italian | ombelico (omphalos, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 臍 (belly-button), ヌ行 (Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "nu", established reputation, nail enamel, nail file, nail polish, naked, name, nameplate, name-server, name-space, name-value, naming, native, native speaker, nature trail, navel orange, navy, navy look, Neanderthal, neo, neoclassicism, neocolonialism, neodymium, neoidealism, neoimpressionism, neoliberal, neologism, neologist, neology, neon, neon lamp, neon sign, Neo-Nazi, neophilia, neopolis, neorealism, neoromanticism, neosugar, style of motorcycle having the engine exposed and visible). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ネーブル , へそ (belly-button). (various references) | |
Korean | 배꼽. (various references) | |
Manx | imleig (bell-button, hub). (various references) | |
Maya | tuuch. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | avelnay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | umbigo (belly-button, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Romanian | ombilic, centru (center, centre, downtown, heart, inside, station, thick, unit), buric (funicle). (various references) | |
Russian | пупок (bellybutton, belly-button, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Scottish | imleag (See <A HREF="mf07.html#iomlag">iomlag</A>). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | središte (center, centre, hub, middle, omphalos), pupak (omphalos). (various references) | |
Spanish | ombligo (belly button, boss, omphalos, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Swedish | navel (umbilicus), mittpunkt. (various references) | |
Thai | สะดือ, จุดศูนย์กลาง (base, epicenter, hub). (various references) | |
Turkish | orta yer (middle, midpoint, midst), merkez (bosom, center, centre, centric, centrical, centrically, focal, head office, headquarters, hub, omphalos, station), göbek (abdomen, bay window, belly, belly button, branch, center, center-piece, centre, centre-piece, core, heart, midpoint, omphalic, omphalos, paunch, pod, spare tire, spare tyre, tummy, umbilical, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | середина (center, centre, core, mean, medium, middle, midpoint, midst), рубчик (umbilicus, welt), центр (center, centre, midpoint, nucleus, pivot), пупок (omphalos), пуповина (funiculus, navel-string), пуп (omphalos, umbilicus). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | rốn trung tâm. (various references) | |
Welsh | bogail (boss, hub). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | umbilici, umbilicis, umbilico, umbilicus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 3, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Tote iasiV estai tw swmati sou kai epimeleia toiV osteoiV sou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sanitas quippe erit umbilico tuo et inrigatio ossuum tuorum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Helthe forsothe shal ben in thi nauele, and watring of thi bones. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 3, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | Kana mahimong kaayohan sa imong pusod, Ug utok sa imong mga bukog. |
| Croatian | To æe biti lijek tvome tijelu i okrepa tvojim kostima. |
| Danish | så får du Helse for Legemet, Lindring for dine Ledemod. |
| Dutch | Het zal een medicijn voor uw navel zijn, en een bevochtiging voor uw beenderen. |
| Finnish | Se on terveellistä sinun ruumiillesi ja virkistävää sinun luillesi. |
| French | Ce sera la santé pour tes muscles, Et un rafraîchissement pour tes os. |
| German | Das wird deinem Leibe gesund sein und deine Gebeine erquicken. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè ou fè sa, se va tankou yon bon medikaman: W'a toujou gaya, ou p'ap janm soufri doulè. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Perbuatanmu itu akan menjadi seperti obat bagimu yang menyembuhkan badanmu dan menyegarkan batinmu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka ia itu akan menjadikan sehat tubuhmu dan sumsum pada tulang-tulangmu. |
| Italian | Salute sarà per il tuo corpo e un refrigerio per le tue ossa. |
| Maori | Hei ora tena ki tou pito, hei makuku ki ou wheua. |
| Norwegian | Det skal være lægedom for din kropp og gi ny styrke til dine ben. |
| Portuguese | Isso será saúde para a tua carne; e refrigério para os teus ossos. |
| Rumanian | Aceasta va aduce sqnqtate trupului tqu, wi rqcorire oaselor tale. |
| Russian | ЬФП ВХДЕФ ЪДТБЧЙЕН ДМС ФЕМБ ФЧПЕЗП Й РЙФБОЙЕН ДМС ЛПУФЕК ФЧПЙИ. |
| Spanish | porque será medicina para tu carne y refrigerio para tus huesos. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "navel": navels. (additional references) | |
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"Navel" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: andel, anveil, anvel, kavel, mavel, Nabeel, nabel, Nabeul, nacel, nadel, Nael, nagel, Nakell, Nanven, napel, narvel, nasel, nasval, Natel, navale, navar, navea, Naveen, Naveh, navek, Naveli, Navet, navey, navil, navke, Navli, navo, nazel, necel, nevea, nevel, neven, nevez, Nezval, ngael, niel, niev, nivea, nivel, novele, novell, nuve, nuvel, pavel, snavel, tavel, Unavem, vanel. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "navel" (pronounced nā"vul) |
| 5 | n ā" v u l | naval. |
| 3 | -v u l | anvil, approval, archival, arrival, arval, bedevil, bevel, carnival, civil, daredevil, devil, disapproval, dishevel, drivel, evil, festival, gavel, gravel, grovel, hovel, survival, swivel, interval, larval, level, marvel, medieval, multilevel, novel, oval, primeval, Ravel, removal, retrieval, revel, revival, rival, servile, shovel, shrivel, travel, uncivil, unravel, upheaval, weevil. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: venal. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-n-v" | |
-1 letter: elan, lane, lave, lean, leva, nave, vale, vane, veal, vela, vena. | |
-2 letters: ale, ane, ave, lav, lea, lev, nae, van. | |
-3 letters: ae, al, an, el, en, la, na, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-n-v" | |
+1 letter: alevin, alvine, leaven, levant, navels, valine, veinal, venial, vernal, vineal. | |
+2 letters: alevins, anviled, avellan, enclave, enslave, evangel, flavine, flavone, javelin, juvenal, klavern, leavens, leaving, levants, naively, novella, ravelin, unravel, valance, valence, valency, valines, vealing, velamen, venally, ventail, ventral, venular, volante. | |
+3 letters: anvilled, avellane, aventail, bivalent, cleaving, conclave, covalent, cravenly, divalent, enclaves, enslaved, enslaver, enslaves, enviable, enviably, evangels, evenfall, eventual, flavines, flavones, gaveling, heavenly, interval, inviable, javelina, javelins, juvenals, klaverns, lavender, leavened, leavings, levanted, levanter, natively, novalike, novellas, novercal, ovalness, overlain, overland, overplan, raveling, ravelins, relevant, revenual, sleaving, unhalved, univalve, unravels, unvalued, unviable, valanced, valances, valences, valencia, valerian, valeting, valiance, velamina, venality, vendable, venereal, venially, ventails, ventrals, vernacle, vernally, volplane. | |
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