stomach

Definitions


[ˈstʌmək], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being (in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine
(e.g: severe stomach pains)

- an appetite for food or drink
(e.g: she doesn't have the stomach to eat anything)


Phrases:
- a strong stomach
- an army marches on its stomach
- on a full stomach
- on an empty stomach

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French estomac, stomaque, via Latin from Greek stomakhos ‘gullet’, from stoma ‘mouth’. The early sense of the verb was ‘be offended at, resent’ (early 16th century)


[ˈstʌmək], (Verb)

Definitions:
- consume (food or drink) without feeling or being sick
(e.g: if you cannot stomach orange juice, try apple juice)


Phrases:
- a strong stomach
- an army marches on its stomach
- on a full stomach
- on an empty stomach

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French estomac, stomaque, via Latin from Greek stomakhos ‘gullet’, from stoma ‘mouth’. The early sense of the verb was ‘be offended at, resent’ (early 16th century)




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