Meaning of NAVEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'neyvul
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- [n] scar where the umbilical cord was attached
- [n] the center point or middle of something
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NAVEL is a 5 letter word that starts with N. |
| | Synonyms: | | bellybutton, navel point, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus |
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| | See Also: | | abdomen, belly, center, centre, midpoint, point, stomach, venter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Na"vel\ (n[=a]"v'l), n. [AS. nafela, fr. nafu nave; akin
to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli, Dan. navle,
Sw. nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr. 'omfalo`s, Skr. n[=a]bh[=i]la.
[root]260. See {Nave} hub, and cf. {Omphalic}, {Nombril},
{Umbilical}.]
1. (Anat.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen;
the umbilicus. See {Umbilicus}.
2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.
Within the navel of this hideous wood, Immured in
cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. --Milton.
3. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for
securing it to a carriage.
{Navel gall}, a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of
a horse, behind the saddle. --Johnson.
{Navel point}. (Her.) Same as {Nombril}.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing your navel in your dream indicates your being and self. |
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| | Related Terms: | | axis, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, core, dead center, epicenter, heart, hub, kernel, marrow, medulla, metacenter, middle, nave, nub, nucleus, omphalos, pith, pivot, storm center, umbilicus |
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