English noun: stomach | |||
1. | stomach (body) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion | ||
Synonyms | breadbasket, tum, tummy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | internal organ, viscus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abomasum, craw, crop, first stomach, fourth stomach, omasum, psalterium, reticulum, rumen, second stomach, third stomach | ||
Part holonym | arteria gastrica, epigastric fossa, gastric artery, gastric vein, gastroepiploic vein, gastroomental vein, pit of the stomach, vena gastrica, vena gastroomentalis | ||
Part meronym | alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract | ||
2. | stomach (body) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | ||
Synonyms | abdomen, belly, venter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | underbelly, underbody | ||
Part holonym | ab, abdomen, abdominal, abdominal aorta, abdominal cavity, abdominal muscle, abdominal wall, arteria colica, belly button, bellybutton, bowel, colic artery, gut, hypochondrium, intestine, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus | ||
Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
3. | stomach (feeling) an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness | ||
Samples | He had no stomach for a fight. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inclination | ||
4. | stomach (feeling) an appetite for food | ||
Samples | Exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appetence, appetency, appetite | ||
English verb: stomach | |||
1. | stomach (consumption) bear to eat | ||
Samples | He cannot stomach raw fish. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | digest | ||
2. | stomach (cognition) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot stomach Sue | ||
Synonyms | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accept, bear up, hold still for, live with, pay, sit out, stand for, swallow, take a joke, take lying down | ||
Verb group | suffer | ||