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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] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
midriff noun Related words technical name diaphragm Translations midriff midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] n (diaphragm) → diaframma m; (stomach) → stomaco midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] n (diaphragm) → diaframma m; (stomach) → stomaco 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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202-223) First Loud-croaker wounded Lickman in the belly, right through the midriff. As he stood there, gazing into the middle distance, an individual of dishevelled aspect sidled up, a vagrant of almost the maximum seediness, from whose midriff there protruded a trayful of a strange welter of collar-studs, shoe-laces, rubber rings, buttonhooks, and dying roosters. In truth, hardy as the man was, his neck had been assuredly broken had he not pitched head first on the very midriff of the drunken artist, who was slumbering so peacefully in the corner, all unaware of these stirring doings. |
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