midriff

mid·riff  (mdrf)

n.

1. See diaphragm.

2. The middle outer portion of the front of the human body, extending roughly from just below the breast to the waistline.

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[Middle English midrif, from Old English midhrif : midd, mid; see mid¹ + hrif, belly; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots.]

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midriff adj.

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midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy)

a.  the middle part of the human body, esp between waist and bust

b.  (as modifier) midriff bulge

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another name for the diaphragm [1]

3. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a woman's garment covering the midriff

4. (Clothing & Fashion) US a woman's garment which exposes the midriff

[Old English midhrif, from mid¹ + hrif belly]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	midriff - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" midsection, middle region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	2.	midriff - (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration diaphragm tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

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midriff noun

Related words
technical name diaphragm

Translations

midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] N → estómago m (Med) → diafragma m

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midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] n → ventre m
the girl with the bare midriff → la fille au ventre nu

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midriff

n → Taille f; a punch to the midriff → ein Schlag in die Magengegend or -grube

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midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] n (diaphragm) → diaframma m; (stomach) → stomaco

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midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] n (diaphragm) → diaframma m; (stomach) → stomaco

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midriff

n midriff [ˈmidrif]

the middle of the body just below the ribs. middelrib الحِجاب الحاجِز диафрагма bránice mellemgulv das Zwerchfell διάφραγμα abdomen vahelihas مربوط به قسمت پایین سینه pallea diaphragme, estomac סַרעֶפֶת प्राचीर ošit rekeszizom sekat rongga badan miðhluti bols (milli bringspala og mittis) diaframma 胴体中部 상복부 diafragma, juosmuo diafragma pinggang middenrif mellomgulv przepona, pas diafragma diafragmă, abdomen диафрагма bránica prepona dijafragma mellangärde ส่วนกลางของร่างกายคือระหว่างอกและเอว orta beden, karın bölgesi 中腹部 діафрагма سینے اور پیٹ کے درمیان کا حصہ cơ hoành 中腹部