[ UK /nˈe‍ɪvə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈneɪvəɫ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
    she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton
    you were not supposed to show your navel on television
    they argued whether or not Adam had a navel
  2. the center point or middle of something
    the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe
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How To Use navel In A Sentence

  • Rest palm of one hand over navel.
  • The Deity has emeralds embedded in its eyes and diamonds on its forehead and navel.
  • Thankfully, though, I believe that the Scottish art world has wider horizons than such navel-gazing, self-pitying introspection.
  • The dead man has a Batman tattoo and a pierced navel.
  • · The pain often begins around the navel ( 'bellybutton'), but it soon moves to the lower right side. Chapter 17
  • But ideological arguments, navel-gazing and the odd bout of nat-bashing aside, how will Labour members actually vote? Archive 2009-09-01
  • This design is a flexible spoon with a knife shaped tail which can be used to cut the skin of navel orange.
  • Such men must be honoured and respected, lest chaos engulf the navel of the world yet again.
  • The yogi contemplating his navel often figures for Westerners as an object of amusement, being taken as a symptom of indolence or narcissistic self-absorption.
  • All this postmodern self-referential ironic navel-gazing is getting a bit bizarre.
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