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The body

The body parts textbooks skip, from belly button to shin.

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Each expression

belly button

/ˈbɛli ˌbʌtən/
Examples

The baby giggled when I tickled her belly button.

She wore a crop top that showed off her belly button piercing.

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knuckle

/ˈnʌkəl/
Examples

He cracked his knuckles before he started typing.

She skinned her knuckles climbing over the rough brick wall.

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shin

/ʃɪn/
Examples

I bumped my shin on the corner of the coffee table.

Soccer players wear guards to protect their shins.

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earlobe

/ˈɪərloʊb/
Examples

She got her earlobes pierced last week.

The cold wind turned his earlobes bright red.

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nostril

/ˈnɒstrəl/
Examples

The cold morning air made my nostrils sting.

The doctor told me to breathe in slowly through one nostril.

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dimple

/ˈdɪmpəl/
Examples

He gets a cute dimple whenever he smiles.

The little girl has a dimple on each cheek.

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cuticle

/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/
Examples

Gently push back your cuticles after a warm shower.

Biting your nails can damage the cuticle and let in bacteria.

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arch of the foot

/ɑːrtʃ əv ðə fʊt/
Examples

Good running shoes support the arch of the foot.

People with flat feet have a very low arch of the foot.

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nape

/neɪp/
Examples

She tied her hair up, baring the nape of her neck.

The barber trimmed the hair at the nape with clippers.

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shoulder blade

/ˈʃoʊldər bleɪd/
Examples

The massage loosened the knot between my shoulder blades.

She felt the backpack straps dig into her shoulder blades.

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spine

/spaɪn/
Examples

Sit up straight to keep your spine aligned.

A shiver ran down my spine when I heard the strange noise.

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elbow

/ˈɛlboʊ/
Examples

He leaned on his elbows while reading at the desk.

She banged her elbow on the door frame and yelped.

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lower back

/ˈloʊər bæk/
Examples

Lifting boxes all day left my lower back sore.

Bend your knees, not your lower back, when you pick things up.

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calf

/kæf/
Examples

My calves were tight after the long hike.

He got a sudden cramp in his calf during the swim.

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heel

/hiːl/
Examples

New shoes rubbed a blister onto my heel.

The runner felt a sharp pain in his heel every morning.

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