midriff

midriff
Synonyms and related words:
abdomen, abomasum, barrier, bay window, beerbelly, belly, brattice, breadbasket, buffer, buffer state, bulkhead, bumper, center, cloison, collision mat, core, craw, crop, cushion, diameter, diaphragm, dissepiment, dividing line, dividing wall, division, embonpoint, equator, fender, first stomach, gizzard, gullet, gut, heart, honeycomb stomach, interior, interseptum, kernel, kishkes, manyplies, mat, maw, mean, median, middle, midmost, midsection, midst, nucleus, omasum, pad, panel, paries, partition, party wall, paunch, pot, potbelly, potgut, property line, psalterium, pusgut, rennet bag, reticulum, rumen, second stomach, separation, septulum, septum, shock pad, spare tire, stomach, swagbelly, thick, thick of things, third stomach, tum-tum, tummy, underbelly, ventripotence, waist, waistline, wall, zone

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  • Midriff — Mid riff (m[i^]d r[i^]f), n. [AS. midhrif; midd mid, middle + hrif bowels, womb; akin to OFries. midref midriff, rif, ref, belly, OHG. href body, and to L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.] (Anat.) 1. See {Diaphragm}, n., 2. [1913 Webster] 2. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • midriff — (n.) O.E. midhrif, from mid mid (see MID (Cf. mid)) + hrif belly, from P.Gmc. *hrefiz (Cf. O.H.G. href, O.Fris. hrif belly ), from PIE *kwrep body, form, appearance (see CORPOREAL (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • midriff — ► NOUN ▪ the front of the body between the chest and the waist. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • midriff — [mid′rif] n. [ME mydrif < OE midhrif < midd (see MID1) + hrif, belly (akin to OHG href, body) < IE base * krep , body > L corpus] 1. DIAPHRAGM (sense 1) 2. a) the middle part of the torso, between the abdomen and the chest …   English World dictionary

  • Midriff — Clothing showing midriff Midriff is a particular term to denominate the section of the human body between the thorax/chest and the pelvis/hips. It is used (1) as a genteel avoidance of synonymous belly (with its primary external physical feature …   Wikipedia

  • midriff — n. 1) to expose one s midriff 2) a bare midriff * * * [ mɪdrɪf] a bare midriff to expose one s midriff …   Combinatory dictionary

  • midriff — noun Etymology: Middle English midrif, from Old English midhrif, from midde mid + hrif belly; akin to Old High German href womb, and probably to Latin corpus body Date: before 12th century 1. diaphragm 1 2. the mid region of the human torso 3. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • midriff — [[t]mɪ̱drɪf[/t]] midriffs N COUNT: usu sing Someone s midriff is the middle part of their body, between their waist and their chest. ...the girl with the bare midriff …   English dictionary

  • midriff — UK [ˈmɪdrɪf] / US noun [countable] Word forms midriff : singular midriff plural midriffs the part of your body between your waist and your chest, especially the front part …   English dictionary

  • midriff — /mid rif/, n. 1. diaphragm (def. 1). 2. the middle part of the body, between the chest and the waist. 3. the part of a dress or bodice, usually close fitting, that covers this part of the body. 4. a garment that exposes this part of the body. adj …   Universalium

  • midriff — noun The mid section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist …   Wiktionary

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