potbellies

Protruding abdominal bulges

Potbellies is the plural of potbelly—a rounded, protruding stomach that suggests the shape of a pot.

The word usually describes men who have gained weight in the midsection: Middle age brought potbellies and receding hairlines.

Potbellied pigs are a small breed kept as pets.

A potbelly stove is a rounded cast-iron stove.

physique

paunch

Protruding abdomen

  • gutDigestive tract, or instinct
  • midriffAbdomen's front surface
  • abdomenTorso's lower cavity

spare tire · middle-age spread · tummy · bulge · girth · corpulence · rotundity · portliness · plumpness · chubbiness

stove

cast-iron

Hard molded alloy

damper · flue · chimney · embers · grate · ashpan · firebrick · kindling · firewood · cookstove

pig

pig

Domesticated swine for meat

snout · trotters · curly tail · squealing · oinking · sow · boar · livestock · barnyard · porcine

Opposites
abdominal physique

potbelliessix-packs

Muscular bellies or beverage bundles

Phrases
Family

potbellied

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G