corporation

noun

ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce corporation (audio)
Definition of corporationnext
as in belly
an enlarged or bulging abdomen a substantial corporation that showed that he was a sucker for all-you-can-eat buffets

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  1. belly
  2. stomach
  3. obesity
  4. bay window
  5. pot
  6. beer belly
Noun
  • Some research suggests that drinking moderate amounts of caffeinated coffee is associated with reductions in total body fat and visceral belly fat, a kind of deep fat linked to health conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Dolphins had plenty more opportunities after Gordon’s penalty to right the ship, overcoming the challenges that the team’s second-half belly-flop presented.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of belly
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  • Some people may also feel feverish, sick to their stomach, confused or barely able to urinate.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Consuming caffeine relaxes the muscular valve between the esophagus and stomach, according to the Cleveland Clinic, which can cause stomach acid to move up into the esophagus and possibly lead to heartburn.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of stomach
Noun
  • Education — a predictor of health risk factors including smoking, obesity, cardiovascular risk, and preventive screening rates — has become increasingly aligned with political geography.
    — Brandon Yan, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Researchers from McGill University in Canada and the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom enrolled 96 adults between the ages of 18 and 45 who were living with obesity and early-onset type 2 diabetes.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of obesity
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  • The main level features a private office, a living room, a dining room with bay windows, and a family room with a fireplace and custom mantel.
    — Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • My local store was running an employee pumpkin-painting contest, with all the finished pumpkins lined up in the big bay window by the checkout lines for patrons to vote on their favorite one.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of bay window
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  • Uncover and continue to cook, stirring or swirling pot occasionally, until caramel turns a deep golden brown, 10–12 minutes.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026
  • This sand painting, however, is set in plaster, and because of rules against open flames in galleries, the incense pot at the base holds a clay fire, wafting smoke made of cotton.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of pot
Noun
  • The long lineup of contests includes yodeling, stein holding, beer belly, costume and culminates each day in the best chicken dancer competition.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 June 2026
Definition of beer belly
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