bellybuttons
SayBEL-ee-but-uhnz/ˈbɛliˌbʌtn̩z/
- 1Plural of bellybutton.
Some people have outie bellybuttons while others have innies.
The summer fashion left rows of pierced bellybuttons on display along the boardwalk.
Note
A regular plural: the -s goes on the end of the whole compound, after button, as with any closed compound noun. The word is as informal in the plural as in the singular, so careful or medical writing is better served by navels or umbilicus. Spellings vary between bellybuttons, belly-buttons and belly buttons. Whichever you choose, keep it consistent.
bellybuttons is a form of bellybutton
bellybutton, noun: The small hollow or knot in the middle of the abdomen, marking where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. Full entry
- Forms
- bellybuttonbellybuttons plural
- Spelling
- bellybutton → bellybuttons: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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