Home › Words › B › bellywarkbellywarkbellywark · noun — A pain in the stomach; bellyache; colic; gripe.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bellywark ranks #1,992 of 43,002 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom belly + wark (“pain”).nounA pain in the stomach; bellyache; colic; gripe.e.g.“"Nay, nay," replied Charley, "I'm noen soea weel this morning, I've had th' bellywark vary bad, an' I'm feared it 'ell start again if I knock abaet, I'd rather ne quiet."” — 1869, A. Lodge, Forty Years Ago, page 22:A shot in marbles made with the taw held against the belly.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bellyache 76% match — Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen. vs bellywark →wark 66% match — Pain; ache. vs bellywark →collywobbles 65% match — A stomach ache or an upset stomach. vs bellywark →bellyaching 65% match — Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility. vs bellywark →bellyacher 64% match — One who bellyaches; a complainer. vs bellywark →griping 63% match — Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe. vs bellywark →biliaries 62% match — A stomachache. vs bellywark →bellylike 61% match — Resembling or characteristic of a belly. vs bellywark →