Dictionaries › English

stomach

Pronunciation: /ˈstʌmək/

The English word “stomach” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
  2. The belly.
  3. Pride, haughtiness.
  4. An appetite.
  5. A desire, an appetite (for something abstract).
  6. The part of a garment that covers a person's stomach.

verb

  1. To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
  2. To be angry.
  3. To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike.
  4. To turn the stomach of; to sicken or repel.

Etymology

From Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos), from στόμα (stóma, “mouth”). Partially displaced native Old English maga, whence Modern English maw.

Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “stomach” there

More English words

About this dictionary

The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.

Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.