it is a word that i dont't know the meaning
2006-09-20 22:51:05 · 13 answers · asked by shahram s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
bel·ly (bĕl'ē) pronunciation
n., pl. -lies.
1. See abdomen (sense 1).
2. The underside of the body of certain vertebrates, such as snakes and fish.
3. Informal.
1. The stomach.
2. An appetite for food.
4. The womb; the uterus.
5.
1. A part that bulges or protrudes: the belly of a sail.
2. Anatomy. The bulging, central part of a muscle.
6. A deep, hollow interior: the belly of a ship.
2006-09-20 22:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
2. the stomach with its adjuncts.
3. appetite or capacity for food; gluttony.
4. the womb.
5. the inside or interior of anything: the belly of a ship.
6. a protuberant or bulging surface of anything: the belly of a flask.
7. Anatomy. the fleshy part of a muscle.
8. the front, inner, or under surface or part, as distinguished from the back.
9. the front surface of a violin or similar instrument.
10. a bulge on a vertical surface of fresh concrete.
11. the underpart of the fuselage of an airplane.
–verb (used with object) 12. to fill out; swell: Wind bellied the sails.
–verb (used without object) 13. to swell out: Sails bellying in the wind.
14. to crawl on one's belly: soldiers bellying through a rice paddy.
—Verb phrase15. belly up, Informal. a. to approach closely, esp. until one is in physical contact: to belly up to a bar.
b. to curry favor from: Would you have gotten the promotion if you hadn't bellied up to the boss?
—Idiom16. go or turn belly up, Informal. to come to an end; die; fail: After years of barely surviving on donations, the neighborhood social club finally went belly up.
2006-09-21 04:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by statistics 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It,s the stomach if you have a big stomach it wobbles like jelly which dors not rhyme so we got the word belly then you have jelly belly
2006-09-20 22:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The abdomen, the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax or, similarly, to the stomach
2006-09-20 22:53:53 · answer #4 · answered by Citizen Mac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pronunciation: 'be-lE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural bellies
Etymology: Middle English bely bellows, belly, from Old English belg bag, skin; akin to Old High German balg bag, skin, Old English blAwan to blow
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belly /beli/ noun, verb
noun (pl. -ies)
1 the part of the body below the chest stomach, gut: They crawled along on their bellies.—see also beer belly, pot belly
2 (literary) the round or curved part of an object: the belly of a ship
3 -bellied (in adjectives) having the type of belly mentioned: swollen-bellied round-bellied
go belly up (informal) to fail completely: Last year the business went belly up after one of the partners resigned.
verb (bel•lies, belly•ing, bel•lied, bel•lied) [v] ~ (out) (especially of sails) to fill with air and become rounder: The sails bellied out in the wind
2006-09-20 23:04:51 · answer #5 · answered by Parvin /\/\ \/ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it ventral side of a thing generally like the ship in on its belly, belly button, etc.?
2006-09-20 22:57:45 · answer #6 · answered by seshu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bell made out of jelly!
2006-09-20 22:55:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the lower part of the abdomen
2006-09-20 23:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by suresh v 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.answers.com/topic/belly
2006-09-20 23:59:38 · answer #9 · answered by Akmal Zaidi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is also called a football in a shirt...
2006-09-20 22:53:29 · answer #10 · answered by just curious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋