pelvis

Plural: pelves, pelvises

Noun

• The basin-shaped part of the skeleton that supports the spine.
• the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
• a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
• The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
• The pelvic region of the human body.
• A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter.

Examples

• Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning.
• He strategically placed PELVIS on a triple word score, building on an existing ’EL’.
• renal pelvis

Synonyms

hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, renal pelvis

Related Words

bone, coccyx, hip, hipbone, hydropelvic, hydropelvis, ilium, innominate bone, ischium, os coxae, pelvic, pubis, sacrum