The main curved portion of a knife blade.
The stomach.
The abdomen, especially a fat one.
The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part).
The womb.
The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
The lower fuselage of an airplane.
To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow.
To cause to swell out; to fill.
To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly.
The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
A large cushion or pillow.
A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.
To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.