stomach

Words with a similar base: stomach

'stomach'

[stomach.n.01] as in: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

'stomach'

[abdomen.n.01] as in: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

'stomach'

[stomach.n.03] as in: an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness

Examples:
he had no stomach for a fight

'stomach'

[stomach.n.04] as in: an appetite for food

Examples:
exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner

'stomach'

[stomach.v.01] as in: bear to eat

Examples:
He cannot stomach raw fish

'stomach'

[digest.v.03] as in: 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

Origins

					stomach (English)
└── stomak (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── estomac (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── stomachus (Latin)
            └── στόμαχος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── στόμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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