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navel Noun the slight hollow in the centre of the abdomen, where the umbilical cord was attached [Old English nafela]
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navel noun 1. bellybutton, (informal) Translations n navel [neivəl] the small hollow in the front of the abdomen, just below the middle of the waist. nawel, nael سُرَّه пъп pupík navle der Nabel αφαλός ombligo naba میان napa nombril טַבּוּר नाभि pupak köldök pusar nafli ombelico へそ 배꼽 bamba naba pusat navel navle pępek umbigo buric пупок pupok popek pupak navel สะดือ göbek (çukuru) 肚臍 пупок, пуп ناف rốn 肚脐 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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| Here's the ship's navel, this doubloon here, and they are all on fire to unscrew it. He is the god who sits in the center, on the navel of the earth, and he is the interpreter of religion to all mankind. There's an attraction here--here you have the end of the world, an anchorage, a quiet haven, the navel of the earth, the three fishes that are the foundation of the world, the essence of pancakes, of savoury fish- pies, of the evening samovar, of soft sighs and warm shawls, and hot stoves to sleep on--as snug as though you were dead, and yet you're alive--the advantages of both at once |
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