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- [stuhm-uh k]
- /ˈstʌm ək/
- /ˈstʌmək/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stuhm-uh k]
- /ˈstʌm ək/
Definitions of stomach word
- noun stomach Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections. 1
- noun stomach Zoology. any analogous digestive cavity or tract in invertebrates. 1
- noun stomach the part of the body containing the stomach; belly or abdomen. 1
- noun stomach appetite for food. 1
- noun stomach desire, inclination, or liking: I have no stomach for this trip. 1
- noun stomach Obsolete. spirit; courage. pride; haughtiness. resentment; anger. 1
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Origin of stomach
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English stomak < Latin stomachus gullet, stomach < Greek stómachos orig., opening; akin to stoma
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Parts of speech for Stomach
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stomach popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stomach usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stomach
verb stomach
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- bear the brunt — (Idiomatic) To endure the worst part of something.
- brook — to bear; tolerate
noun stomach
- appetite — Your appetite is your desire to eat.
- big eyes — any of several silver and red fishes of the family Priacanthidae, found in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean and in the West Indies, having a short, flattened body and large eyes.
- chitlins — chitterlings
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- craw — the stomach of an animal
adj stomach
- celiac — of or in the abdominal cavity
- duodenal — of or relating to the duodenum.
- gastric — pertaining to the stomach.
- gastrocolic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and colon.
adjective stomach
- abdominal — Abdominal is used to describe something that is situated in the abdomen or forms part of it.
- enteric — Of, relating to, or occurring in the intestines.
- gastrointestinal — of, relating to, or affecting the stomach and intestines.
- intestinal — occurring in or affecting the intestines.
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