Antonyms for midriff

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mid-rif

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪd rɪf

Definition of midriff

Origin : Old English midhrif, from mid "mid" (see mid) + hrif "belly," from Proto-Germanic *hrefiz- (cf. Old High German href, Old Frisian hrif "belly"), from PIE *kwrep- "body, form, appearance" (see corporeal). More or less obsolete after 18c. except in phrase to tickle (one's) midriff "to cause laughter," the word revived 1941 in fashion usage for "portion of a woman's garment that covers the belly," as a euphemistic avoidance of belly; sense inverted and extended 1970 to a belly-baring style of women's top.

As in middle : noun center
As in abdomen : noun the stomach and area directly below in an animate being
As in waist : noun part of the torso between the ribs and hips
As in waist : noun middle of body

Example sentences :

Hilary straightened sharply, poked his finger at the midriff of the giant.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

"If he does either," growled the Sparhawk, "my sword will kiss his midriff!"
Extract from : « Joan of the Sword Hand » by S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett

A few lines later Diomede's spear reaches the midriff of Hypsenor.
Extract from : « Homer and His Age » by Andrew Lang

In anatomy, the term is applied to the midriff, a muscle separating the chest or thorax from the abdomen or lower belly.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

Shouting a curse, the Captain thrust for my father's midriff.
Extract from : « The Bright Face of Danger » by Robert Neilson Stephens

The midriff; a muscle separating the chest from the abdomen.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) » by Calvin Cutter

There are that say it is in the neck of the heart, others in the pericardium, others in the midriff.
Extract from : « Essays and Miscellanies » by Plutarch

This life-power IS something; does it live in his heart or his lungs or his midriff?
Extract from : « Darwin and Modern Science » by A.C. Seward and Others

In five minutes he had me half-stripped and was pounding my midriff in.
Extract from : « The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) » by Various

The other is by the contraction and distention of the midriff or diaphragm.
Extract from : « The Young Priest's Keepsake » by Michael Phelan

Synonyms for midriff

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