midriff
Definitions
The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.
Equivalents
12 more languages
العربيةالبطن
Suomikeskivartalo
Македонскиполовина
Nederlandsmiddenrif
Polskibrzuch
Portuguêsventre
Svenskamellangärde
Examples
“Near-synonym: midsection”
“I stuck it out for about an hour and then, apprised by a hollow feeling in the midriff that the dinner hour was approaching, laid a course for home.”
“But by Season 3, she said her patience had fizzled like⟳ bad Champagne after Emily grossly mispronounced “bien sûr” (“of course!”), flashed her midriff at the office and mistook George Sand, the French romantic writer, as a man.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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