Associations to the word «Navel»

NAVEL, noun. (anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

NAVEL, noun. The central part or point of anything; the middle.

NAVEL, noun. (historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.

NAVEL GALL, noun. (obsolete) A bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle.

NAVEL GAZING, noun. Alternative form of navel-gazing

NAVEL ORANGE, noun. A type of orange in which the fruit encloses a small secondary fruit, the rind showing on the exterior a navel-like pit or depression at the apex.

NAVEL ORANGES, noun. Plural of navel orange

NAVEL, noun. 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".

NAVEL, noun. The center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe".