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Navel vs Navew - What's the difference?

navel | navew |

As nouns the difference between navel and navew

is that navel is (anatomy) the indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth while navew is a kind of small turnip, a variety of (taxlink).

navel

English

(wikipedia navel)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
  • The central part or point of anything; the middle.
    • Within the navel of this hideous wood, / Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. — Milton.
  • (historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.

    • Synonyms

    * belly button (colloquial) * umbilicus

    Derived terms

    * navel-gazing * navel orange

    See also

    * innie * outie

    Anagrams

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    navew

    English

    Alternative forms

    * naphew

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kind of small turnip, a variety of (taxlink).
    • (Webster 1913)