MIDRIFF

• MIDRIFF (noun)
  The noun MIDRIFF has 2 senses:

1. the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
2. (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

  Familiarity information: MIDRIFF used as a noun is rare.

• MIDRIFF (noun)

Meaning:

The middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

midriff; midsection; middle

Context example:

young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable

Hypernyms ("midriff" is a kind of...):

area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)

Holonyms ("midriff" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

Meaning:

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

diaphragm; midriff

Hypernyms ("midriff" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals)

muscle system; muscular structure; musculature (the muscular system of an organism)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Holonyms ("midriff" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)