n.
Pronunciation: ' be-l ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bellies
Etymology: Middle English bely bellows, belly, from Old English belg bag, skin; akin to Old High German balg bag, skin, Old English bl ā wan to blow ― more at BLOW
Date: before 12th century
1 a : ABDOMEN 1 also : POTBELLY 1 b : the stomach and its adjuncts c : the undersurface of an animal's body also : hide from this part d : WOMB , UTERUS
2 : an internal cavity : INTERIOR
3 : appetite for food
4 : a surface or object curved or rounded like a human belly
5 a : the enlarged fleshy body of a muscle b : the part of a sail that swells out when filled with wind
6 : GUT 1A(2)