womb´like´

womb´like´
womb «woom», noun, verb.
–n.
1. the part of the body in mammals that holds, protects, and (usually) nourishes the young till birth; uterus.
2. Figurative. a place containing or producing anything: »

to emerge from the womb of time.

3. a hollow space or cavity, or something conceived as such, such as the depth of night.
4. Obsolete. the belly.
–v.t.
to enclose in a womb: »

Figurative. She prayed in a church wombed in quiet (James T. Farrell).

[Old English wamb]
womb´like´, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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