belly
noun
the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
bellies
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pluralof belly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof belly (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
bellynounthe front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
Example Sentences
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Atlantic puffins are the harlequins of the sea, colorful as a rainforest parrot—black backs, white bellies, quad-colored beaks and intensely orange feet and legs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"This is the first evidence that our bellies expand with age due to the APCs' high output of new fat cells."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 27, 2026
The teacher cued us onto our bellies for a backbend sequence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
There were flashpoints at Lord's and Old Trafford, and Stokes' men looked a better side with fire in their bellies.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
She kept them there for a long time but took them down one by one so that, as she promised, we ate like Americans when hunger cramped our bellies.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
