navel

IPA: nˈeɪvʌɫ

(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
The central part or point of anything; the middle.
A navel orange.
(historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.

Examples of "navel" in Sentences

The US is not the navel of the world.
For PostScript, today is Navel Contemplation Day.
The navel and the eyes are embedded with diamonds.
As one pulp writer said, exposing a navel is sexy.
Madonna's navel is prominent on the inner sleeve of the album.
There is a diamond on the forehead and some jewel in the navel.
Men are required to cover from the navel to the knee inclusive.
The pod is then passed out of the female womb through the navel.
Ventral mesentery is the part of the peritoneum closest to the navel.
Then again, in the human body the central point is naturally the navel.
The garment also contains horizontal lines at the navel and at the knee.
With NASA mired in navel-gazing and bureaucracy, it makes sense to support private development of outer space.
A thin, bright red streak that stretches from my sternum to a couple inches above my navel is a reminder of this.
Back at Revolver, a 20-something wearing a collared shirt unbuttoned to his navel is approached and asked what he thinks of Ben Quayle.
Lucas has not only flopped before, he's delivered some big whoppin 'navel-poppin' skin-burnin 'high-board pool-emptying bellyflops before, but sooner or later, he always manages to bob back to what's left of the surface.