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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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
We are not interested in people searching for meaning in their navels.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 15, 2015
I don’t spend much time thinking about other people’s navels.
From Time ● Mar. 6, 2015
The best additions to books are the ones that do less gazing at navels and more reporting of new, relevant material.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 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
