navel
noun
navels
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pluralof navel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And one of the things that the media loves to do is gaze at their navels for hours on end by a tweet from Donald Trump or from me or from anybody else.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2016
I found the Sparklers—flavored water—to be nauseating: full of artificial flavors that reminded me of gas-station fuzzy navels.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2015
Hollywood's Hays production codes allowed two-piece gowns but prohibited navels on-screen.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2015
I don’t spend much time thinking about other people’s navels.
From Time ● Mar. 6, 2015
Finally the sisters would cross themselves from their foreheads to their navels, and it would be over.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
