midriff

as inmiddle
as inabdomen
as inwaist
as inwaist

Synonyms for midriff

noun center

Antonyms for midriff

Word Origin & History

Old English midhrif, from mid "mid" (see mid) + hrif "belly," from Proto-Germanic *hrefiz- (cf. Old High German href, Old Frisian hrif "belly"), from PIE *kwrep- "body, form, appearance" (see corporeal). More or less obsolete after 18c. except in phrase to tickle (one's) midriff "to cause laughter," the word revived 1941 in fashion usage for "portion of a woman's garment that covers the belly," as a euphemistic avoidance of belly; sense inverted and extended 1970 to a belly-baring style of women's top.

Example Sentences for midriff

Hilary straightened sharply, poked his finger at the midriff of the giant.

"If he does either," growled the Sparhawk, "my sword will kiss his midriff!"

A few lines later Diomede's spear reaches the midriff of Hypsenor.

In anatomy, the term is applied to the midriff, a muscle separating the chest or thorax from the abdomen or lower belly.

Shouting a curse, the Captain thrust for my father's midriff.

The midriff; a muscle separating the chest from the abdomen.

There are that say it is in the neck of the heart, others in the pericardium, others in the midriff.

This life-power IS something; does it live in his heart or his lungs or his midriff?

In five minutes he had me half-stripped and was pounding my midriff in.

The other is by the contraction and distention of the midriff or diaphragm.

midriff

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More words related to midriff

abdomen

middle

waist