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(Latin: belly, venter [the use of "stomach" is considered incorrect for this root word]; from Latin abdo-, to put away)
(Greek: stomach, belly)
(Latin: [little] belly; hence, "a small cavity; especially of the heart or brain")
(Latin: stomach, belly or a relationship to the abdomen or the front or anterior aspect of the body)
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belly
The ventral (under) surface of the abdomen.
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Dog or Canine Terms +
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1. A dive in which the front of the body hits flat against a surface, especially of water: Celia did a belly flop into the swimming pool.
2. A shallow dive in which the front of the diver's body hits the water first: The children, supervised by the adults, were playing at the pool and did belly flops into the water, laughing hysterically all the time.
2. A shallow dive in which the front of the diver's body hits the water first: The children, supervised by the adults, were playing at the pool and did belly flops into the water, laughing hysterically all the time.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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belly-flop (verb), belly-flops; belly-flopped; belly-flopping
To execute a poorly done dive in which the front of the body lands flat on the surface of the water: Orville belly-flopped into the swimming pool right after his sister.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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