Synonyms for belly

Synonyms for (noun) belly

Synonyms: belly

Definition: the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish

Similar words: underpart

Definition: a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body

Usage: the warbler has a white throat and underparts; a woodland mouse with white underparts


Synonyms: paunch, belly

Definition: a protruding abdomen

Similar words: adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue

Definition: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs

Usage: fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold


Synonyms: belly, abdomen, stomach, venter

Definition: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

Similar words: body part

Definition: any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity


Synonyms: belly

Definition: the hollow inside of something

Usage: in the belly of the ship

Similar words: inside, interior

Definition: the inner or enclosed surface of something


Synonyms: belly

Definition: a part that bulges deeply

Usage: the belly of a sail

Similar words: protrusion, protuberance, prominence, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, excrescence, extrusion, bulge, bump, swelling

Definition: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Usage: the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge; the hump of a camel; he stood on the rocky prominence; the occipital protuberance was well developed; the bony excrescence between its horns


Synonyms for (verb) belly

Synonyms: belly, belly out

Definition: swell out or bulge out

Similar words: intumesce, tumefy, tumesce, swell, swell up

Definition: expand abnormally

Usage: The bellies of the starving children are swelling


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