Associations to the word «Stomach»

Pictures for the word «Stomach»

Wiktionary

STOMACH, noun. An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
STOMACH, noun. (informal) The belly.
STOMACH, noun. (obsolete) Pride, haughtiness.
STOMACH, noun. (obsolete) Appetite.
STOMACH, noun. (figuratively) Desire, appetite (for something abstract).
STOMACH, verb. (transitive) To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
STOMACH, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To be angry.
STOMACH, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike.
STOMACH ACHE, noun. Alternative spelling of stomachache
STOMACH ACHES, noun. Plural of stomach ache
STOMACH BUG, noun. Something, such as a germ (colloquially a bug), that causes intestinal distress (particularly vomiting). Sometimes incorrectly used to refer to food poisoning.
STOMACH BUGS, noun. Plural of stomach bug
STOMACH CANCER, noun. Cancer of the stomach(s).
STOMACH CRUNCH, noun. A crunch (abdominal exercise)
STOMACH FLU, noun. (informal) Gastroenteritis.
STOMACH FLUS, noun. Plural of stomach flu
STOMACH LINING, noun. (anatomy) a layer of tissue on the inside of stomach
STOMACH LININGS, noun. Plural of stomach lining
STOMACH STAGGERS, noun. Distention of an animal's stomach with food or gas, resulting in indigestion and sometimes death.
STOMACH WORM, noun. The common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), sometimes found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach.
STOMACH WORMS, noun. Plural of stomach worm

Dictionary definition

STOMACH, noun. An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion.
STOMACH, noun. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.
STOMACH, noun. An inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight".
STOMACH, noun. An appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner".
STOMACH, verb. Bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish".
STOMACH, verb. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "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".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca