Antonyms for stomach


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : stuhm-uhk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstʌm ək


Definition of stomach

Origin :
  • c.1300, "internal pouch into which food is digested," from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus "stomach, throat," also "pride, inclination, indignation" (which were thought to have their origin in that organ), from Greek stomachos "throat, gullet, esophagus," literally "mouth, opening," from stoma "mouth" (see stoma). Applied to the openings of various internal organs, especially the stomach, then to the stomach itself. Some 16c. anatomists tried to correct the sense back to "esophagus" and introduce ventricle for what we call the stomach. Meaning "belly, midriff, part of the body that contains the stomach" is from late 14c. Figurative senses in Latin extended into Middle English (cf. "relish, inclination, desire," 1510s). Stomach ache is from 1763.
  • noun digestive organ of animate being; exterior
  • noun appetite
  • verb endure, tolerate
Example sentences :
  • He whirled to receive the muzzle of a revolver in his stomach.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • There was a wild yell; Andrew was stopped in mid-air by a rifle thrust into his stomach.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • And sometimes I have sharp pains in the stomach, as if I had the colic.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • I shouldn't wonder a mite if you'd got some o' them stomach troubles along with your cold.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Now, when the poison was no longer in the stomach, will-power could do a great deal.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
  • Within a few minutes began to have fearful pains in stomach, followed by cramps.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
  • On cutting the carcase open, Johnson found nothing but water in the stomach.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Then her stomach began to swell and she suffered, oh, so dreadfully!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • That's well—and that ould Matthew is as obstinate a neger as ever famished his stomach.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The hairdresser made way for him between himself and the stomach.
  • Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for stomach

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