Possessives

• baby: Ali clamped the cord next to the baby's navel, then cut through the tough, horny tube.

Converse of object

• protrude: The mouth projects forward and the hands rest on the stomach around the protruding navel, which is a sign of grace and peace.

• have: They do not have teats on their upper torso and they do not have a navel.

• pierce: You know, have I got a pierced navel?

• do: I got me navel done today, 3 words: CLEAN, CHEAP, FAST.

Adjective modifier

• own: No, of course we should not be endlessly picking the fluff out of our own navels.

• collective: The time has come for the members of the Institute to stop gazing at their collective navels.

• internal: It is vitally important that we should avoid descending into another period of intensive internal navel gazing.

Modifies a noun

• orange: Navel oranges Thereâs a miniature orange, embedded in the top of these distinctive oranges â hence their unusual name!

• base: Yokosuka has long been the site of a US navel base and the shipbuilding industry.

• ring: Fantastic belly button ring and navel ring for unique people who want the best.

• officer: Two navel officers were so severely beaten up that they were taken to Bridgend General hospital.

• area: The navel area also corresponds to a cakra, which emphasizes its potency.

• fluff: Car insurance, much like navel fluff, is dull but unavoidable.