navel
The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
Other meanings
The central part or point of anything; the middle.
A navel orange.
Synonyms
- nave
- belly button
A kind of
- point
Related words
- navelless
- navellike
- navelwort
- subnavel
- contemplate one's navel
- fuzzy navel
- navel gall
- navel-gaze
- navel-gazer
- navel-gazey
- navel-gazing
- navel gazing
Word history
From Old English "nafola".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “navel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.