|
stomach
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,food
|
|
| 1 |
[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
Synonyms Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The mucosa of the stomach was atrophic and irregularly blackened over a 14 cm. area . Microscopically , the mucosa of the stomach showed extensive cytolysis and contained large_numbers of Gram-negative bacterial rods . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Ablard_Corne , a short man with a rotunda of stomach , rose . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)Hans had laid steaming towels over the kid 's chest and stomach . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)She stood_still over the leg_of_lamb , rubbing herbs into it , quite suddenly conscious of a nausea in her stomach and a feeling of wrath , a sensation of violence that started her shivering . |
| 2 |
[ noun ] (zoology) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)O_'_Banion drew his guns and fired at Dave , severely wounding him in the stomach . (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)He rocked back in the chair , knee locked against stomach , his beady eyes fixed on Matson . (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)He went prone on his stomach , the_better to pursue his examination . (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Russ gave him a brutal thrust that tumbled him over flat on his stomach . |
| 3 |
[ verb ] put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Examples "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" Related terms permit take pay accept stand_for bear_up take_lying_down take_a_joke sit_out suffer endurance tolerance toleration |
| 4 | |
| 5 |
[ noun ] an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
Examples "he had no stomach for a fight" Related terms |
| 6 |
[ noun ] an appetite for food
Examples "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner" Related terms |
| * |
|