About The Word Womb
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Womb
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What's The Definition Of Womb?
[n] a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
Synonyms | Synonyms for Womb: uterus Related Terms | Find terms related to Womb: See Also | arteria uterina | cervix | cervix uteri | endometrium | Fallopian tube | female internal reproductive organ | female reproductive system | myometrium | oviduct | placenta | uterine artery | uterine cavity | uterine cervix | uterine tube | venter Womb In Webster's Dictionary \Womb\ (w[=oo]m), n. [OE. wombe, wambe, AS. wamb, womb;
akin to D. wam belly, OS. & OHG. wamba, G. wamme, wampe,
Icel. v["o]mb, Sw. v[*a]mb, Dan. vom, Goth. wamba.]
1. The belly; the abdomen. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
And he coveted to fill his woman of the cods that
the hogs eat, and no man gave him. --Wyclif (Luke
xv. 16).
An I had but a belly of any indifferency, I were
simply the most active fellow in Europe. My womb, my
womb, my womb undoes me. --Shak.
2. (Anat.) The uterus. See {Uterus}.
3. The place where anything is generated or produced.
The womb of earth the genial seed receives.
--Dryden.
4. Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.
The center spike of gold Which burns deep in the
bluebell's womb. --R. Browning.
\Womb\, v. t. To inclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed or hold in secret. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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