MIDSECTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable

Synonyms:

middle; midriff; midsection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("midsection" 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 ("midsection" is a part of...):

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