stomach
IPA: stˈʌmʌk
noun
- An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
- (informal) The belly.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Pride, haughtiness.
- (obsolete) Appetite.
- (figuratively) Desire, appetite (for something abstract).
- The part of a garment that covers a person's stomach.
verb
- (transitive) To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be angry.
- (obsolete, transitive) To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike.
- (obsolete, transitive) To turn the stomach of; to sicken or repel.
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Examples of "stomach" in Sentences
- The stomach can be distensible.
- My stomach is stuffed with pizza.
- The frog's stomach was distensible.
- Alcohol also affects the stomach and the brain.
- The acids in the stomach increases this solubility.
- The stomach is acidic, the intestines are alkaline.
- He was wounded in both the stomach and in the shoulder.
- The enzyme is contained in the lining of the stomach and in the liver.
- The liver lies to the right of the stomach and overlies the gallbladder.
- This leads to damage of the stomach lining and loss of nutrition to the body.
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