About The Word Midriff
Learn about the word Midriff to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Midriff definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Midriff
| Midriff Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Midriff?
[n] (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
[n] the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) Synonyms | Synonyms for Midriff: diaphragm | middle | midsection Related Terms | Find terms related to Midriff: 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 | tummy | tum-tum | underbelly | ventripotence | waist | waistline | wall | zone See Also | area | body | membrane | muscle system | muscular structure | musculature | region | tissue layer | torso | trunk Midriff In Webster's Dictionary \Mid"riff\, 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.)
See {Diaphragm}, n., 2.
Smote him into the midriff with a stone. --Milton.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Lacquer ‐ a hard glossy coating [n] a black resinous substance obtained…
- Shoshoni ‐ a member of the North American Indian people (related to the…
- Rock 'n' roll ‐ a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of…
- Plumpness ‐ the bodily property of being…
- Misogynous ‐ hating women in…
- Chronic glaucoma ‐ glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces…
- Photocathode ‐ a cathode that emits electrons when…
- Genus xanthium ‐ coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed…
- Obovate ‐ of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the narrower end…
- Neo ‐ (used as a combining form) recent or new; "`neo' is a combining…