NAVEL
What does "NAVEL" mean?
The small depression in the middle of the belly where the umbilical cord was attached.
Meanings
- The hollow or knot at the center of the abdomen left by the umbilical cord; the belly button. The mosquito bite was right beside his navel.
- A central or middle point of a thing. The ancient Greeks called Delphi the navel of the world. figurative
- A type of seedless orange with a small secondary fruit at the blossom end resembling a navel. She peeled a navel orange and split it into segments.
Did you know?
- Every navel orange in the world is a clone: the variety is seedless, so it can only be propagated by grafting from a single mutant tree discovered in Brazil around 1820.
Word origin
From Old English 'nafela', from a Proto-Germanic root related to 'nave', the hub of a wheel - the central point.
Remember it
NAVEL has an 'E' for the body, unlike NAVAL with an 'A' for the armada. E for your bellybutton in the middle.
A little poem
The one scar we keep-
knot where another body
once let go of ours.
haiku
Wordplay
- Contemplating your own navel is the one form of introspection with a literal center.
What it teaches
Your first scar marks not a wound but a release - the body's quiet record of being let go.
Quick facts
What does NAVEL mean?
The small depression in the middle of the belly where the umbilical cord was attached.
Is NAVEL a valid word?
Yes — NAVEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is NAVEL?
NAVEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does NAVEL come from?
From Old English 'nafela', from a Proto-Germanic root related to 'nave', the hub of a wheel - the central point.
What can NAVEL teach us?
Your first scar marks not a wound but a release - the body's quiet record of being let go.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.