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21Belly worm — Belly Bel ly (b[e^]l l[y^]), n.; pl. {Bellies} ( l[i^]z). [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[ a]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir …
22belly — [bel′ē] n. pl. bellies [ME beli < OE belg, leather bag, purse, bellows < IE base * bhelĝh , to swell, bag (< * bhel , to inflate) > Ir bolg, sack, belly, ON bylgja, billow, Goth balgs, leather bottle] 1. the lower front part of the… …
23belly-flop — ☆ belly flop [bel′ēfläp΄ ] vi. belly flopped, belly flopping to dive awkwardly so that the belly strikes flat against the water or other surface n. an instance or the act of so diving: Also belly bump, belly whop, or belly slam …
24Belly Amphora by the Andokides Painter (Munich 2301) — The Belly Amphora by the Andokides Painter in the Staatliche Antikensammlungen at Munich (inventory number 2301) is one of the most famous works of the artist in question. As a bilingual vase, it is an important archaeological source regarding… …
25Belly — Bel ly, v. i. To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. [1913 Webster] The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
26The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner — is a five line poem by Randall Jarrell published in 1945. It is about the death of a gunner in a Sperry ball turret on a World War II American bomber aircraft. From my mother s sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly till my wet… …
27Belly — The seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Rom. 16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Prov. 18:8; 20:27; 22:18, marg.). The belly of hell signifies the grave or underworld (Jonah 2:2) …
28Belly-pinched — Bel ly pinched , a. Pinched with hunger; starved. The belly pinched wolf. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
29fire in the belly — fire in the (or one s) belly a powerful sense of ambition or determination …
30full in the belly — pregnant Not merely having eaten a hearty meal. In various forms: He had run away with a girl with a full belly and a father with a loaded musket. (Monsarrat, 1978) …
