Navel

1. (n.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus; the bellybutton.

2. (n.) The central part or point of anything; the middle.

3. (n.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.

Thesaurus Entries

axis, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, core, dead center, epicenter, heart, hub, kernel, marrow, medulla, metacenter, middle, nave, nub, nucleus, omphalos, pith, pivot, storm center, umbilicus