belly
noun
1. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
Similar word(s): abdomen, stomach, venter
Definition categories: body
2. a protruding abdomen
Similar word(s): paunch
Definition categories: body, fat
3. a part that bulges deeply
- the belly of a sail
Definition categories: shape, bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
4. the hollow inside of something
- in the belly of the ship
Definition categories: location, inside, interior
5. the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
Definition categories: animal, underpart
Sentences with belly as a noun:
- the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, or ship