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Stomach

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Noun

1. breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

2. abdomen, belly, stomach, venter

the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

3. stomach

an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness

Example Sentences:
'he had no stomach for a fight'

4. stomach

an appetite for food

Example Sentences:
'exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner'

Verb

5. stomach

bear to eat

Example Sentences:
'He cannot stomach raw fish'

6. abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Example Sentences:
'I cannot bear his constant criticism'
'The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks'
'he learned to tolerate the heat'
'She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stomach

see synonyms of stomach
noun
1. 
(in vertebrates) the enlarged muscular saclike part of the alimentary canal in which food is stored until it has been partially digested and rendered into chyme
▶ Related adjective: gastric
2. 
the corresponding digestive organ in invertebrates
3. 
the abdominal region
4. 
desire, appetite, or inclination
I have no stomach for arguments
5.  an archaic word for temper
6.  an obsolete word for pride
verb (tr; used mainly in negative constructions)
7. 
to tolerate; bear
I can't stomach his bragging
8. 
to eat or digest
he cannot stomach oysters

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Stomach

see synonyms of stomach
noun
1. 
a. 
the large, saclike organ of vertebrates into which food passes from the esophagus or gullet for storage while undergoing the early processes of digestion
b. 
any of the separate sections of such a digestive organ, as in ruminants, or all these sections collectively
see also ruminant
2. 
any enlarged storage portion of the digestive cavity, as in invertebrates
3. 
the abdomen, or belly
4. 
appetite for food
5. 
desire or inclination of any kind
6.  Archaic
character or disposition
7.  Obsolete
a. 
spirit
b. 
pride
c. 
resentment
verb transitive
8. 
to be able to eat or digest
9. 
to tolerate; bear; endure
10.  Obsolete
to resent

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Stomach

see synonyms of stomach
n.
1.
a. The enlarged, saclike portion of the digestive tract, one of the principal organs of digestion, located in vertebrates between the esophagus and the small intestine.
b. A similar digestive structure of many invertebrates.
c. Any of the four compartments into which the stomach of a ruminant is divided.
2. The abdomen or belly.
3. An appetite for food.
4. A desire or inclination, especially for something difficult or unpleasant:had no stomach for quarrels.
5. Courage; spirit.
6. Obsolete Pride.
tr.v.stom·ached, stom·ach·ing, stom·achs
1. To bear; tolerate.
2. Obsolete To resent.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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