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   Stom·ach

   /ˈstəmək/

   

   noun

   • 1. the internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being (in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the esophagus to the small intestine: "severe stomach pains" Similar abdomenbellygutmiddleinformal:tummytumbreadbasketinsidesbingy
   • ▪ each of four digestive organs in a ruminant (the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum).
   • ▪ any of a number of organs analogous to the stomach in lower animals.
   • ▪ the front part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly: "Blake hit him in the stomach"
   • ▪ the stomach viewed as the seat of hunger, nausea, anxiety, or other unsettling feelings: "Virginia had a sick feeling in her stomach"
   • 2. an appetite for food or drink: "she doesn't have the stomach to eat anything" Similar appetitetastehungerinclinationdesirethirstlikingfondnessrelishfancymind
   • ▪ a desire or inclination for something involving conflict, difficulty, or unpleasantness: "the teams proved to have no stomach for a fight" Similar appetitetastehungerinclinationdesirethirstlikingfondnessrelishfancymind

   verb

   • 1. consume (food or drink) without feeling or being sick: "if you cannot stomach orange juice, try apple juice" Similar digestkeep downfind palatablemanage to eat/consumeswallow
   • ▪ endure or accept (an obnoxious thing or person): "I can't stomach the self-righteous attitude of some managers" Similar tolerateput up withtakestandendureacceptswallowbearsupportbrooksubmit tocountenancetholeinformal:stickhackabidewearbe doing witharchaic:suffer

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French estomac, stomaque, via Latin from Greek stomakhos ‘gullet’, from stoma ‘mouth’. The early sense of the verb was ‘be offended at, resent’ (early 16th century).

   Derivatives

   • 1. stomachful noun
   • 2. stomachless adjective

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