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na·vel  (nvl)
n.
1. The mark on the surface of the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached during gestation. Also called umbilicus.
2. A central point; a middle.
[Middle English, from Old English nafela; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]
navel
Noun
the slight hollow in the centre of the abdomen, where the umbilical cord was attached [Old English nafela]
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Noun1.navelnavel - a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"
belly button, bellybutton, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus
abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
2.navel - the center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe"
navel point
midpoint, centre, center - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
navel
noun 1. bellybutton, (informal)
noun 2. centre, middle, hub, central point >> technical name umbilicus >> adjective umbilical
Translations
Spanish navel [ˈneɪvl] n → ombligo
French navel [ˈneɪvl] n → nombril m
German navel [ˈneɪvl] n → Nabel m
Italian navel [ˈneɪvl] n → ombelico
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Here's the ship's navel, this doubloon here, and they are all on fire to unscrew it.
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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.
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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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