Phrase Hound found 121 phrases and 79 compound words that contain belly. The most common are listed below. Open belly in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 121
- belly danceA form of dance originating in the Middle East and characterized by movements of the torso.
- belly dancerOne who performs a belly dance.
- belly buttonThe navel.
- fire in the bellyThe emotional stamina and vigor, passion, or inner drive to achieve something, to take action, etc.
- beer bellyA protruding belly caused by excess fat stored in the abdomen and colloquially attributed to the consumption of beer.
- pork bellyA boneless cut of fatty meat from the belly of a pig.
- belly flopA style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.
- pot-bellyAlternative form of potbelly: A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.
- belly ringA form of body art wherein a piercing is placed in a cauterized puncture of the umbilicus.
- belly-upAlternative spelling of belly up.
- jelly bellyRolls of fat that form around the stomach of an overweight person.
- belly landingA landing of an aircraft without the landing gear being deployed.
- plead the bellyTo attempt to use one's claimed pregnancy to avoid execution.
- Buddha bellyA round, protruding belly.
- belly outTo bulge or billow outward.
- belly of the beastIn a facility or organization, the location where work is actually carried out.
- Belly of the WhaleA story element which represents the final separation from a hero's known world and self.
- belly button ringA form of body art wherein a piercing is placed in a cauterized puncture of the umbilicus.
- belly bagfanny pack; bottom bag; butt bag; bum bag
- belly bandAlternative form of bellyband: A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
- belly boatSynonym of float tube (“small inflatable fishing craft”).
- belly buttonsplural of belly button: The navel.
- belly chainA type of body jewelry worn around the waist.
- belly dancingthe art of performing a belly dance.
- belly shirtcrop top
Compound words 79
- underbellyThe underside of an animal.
- potbellyA large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.
- bellyacheAny pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
- yellowbellyA coward.
- bellyloadThe amount that will fit in one's belly.
- bellyfulEnough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
- swagbellyA prominent, overhanging belly.
- whitebellyAn animal characterized by a white belly
- bellybandA strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
- bellylessLacking a belly.