navel

Abdominal cord scar

The navel is the small depression or protrusion on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached before birth—the belly button.

She had a pierced navel.

Navel-gazing is excessive self-absorption or introspection.

A navel orange has a formation at one end resembling a navel.

body

bellybutton

Cord attachment remnant

belly · midriff · torso · innie · outie · umbilical · stomach · waist · hernia · midline

center

hub

Central connection point

axis · nexus · core · middle · midpoint · central · world · contemplation · self-absorption · inward

birth

umbilical

Of the cord connecting fetus

neonate · placenta · midwifery · obstetrics · maternity · pediatrics · birthmark · cicatrix · stump · clamping

orange

citrus

Acidic fruits with segments

peel · zest · segment · orchard · grove · blossom · California · Brazilian · sweet · vitamin C

Categories
Opposites
centrality/position

navelperiphery

Boundary or outer region

edge · margin · boundary · extremity · fringe

anatomical features - origin/nature

navelwound

Coiled, or an injury

scar · incision · laceration · puncture · cut

bodily orientation - front/back

navelspine

Column of vertebrae

small of the back · lower back · back · extremities · lumbar region

Phrases
Family

nave, navel orange, navels, navel-gazing, navel oranges

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G