stomach

stomach
01. He punched me in the [stomach], and knocked the wind out of me.
02. She has a large scar on her [stomach] from where her appendix was removed.
03. We lay down on our [stomachs] in front of the television to watch the movie.
04. The young boy got the wind knocked out of him when he got hit in the [stomach] with the soccer ball.
05. The children had severe pains in their [stomachs] after eating too much of their Halloween candy.
06. She missed school yesterday because she had some kind of [stomach] flu.
07. Tyson finished the boxing match with a sharp jab to the [stomach], and then a devastating punch to the head of his opponent.
08. I just can't [stomach] the graphic violence in movies these days.
09. Confucius said that your eyes are always bigger than your [stomach].
10. There is a Jamaican proverb which notes that you can say anything to a man with a full [stomach].
11. There is a Dutch proverb which notes that when the [stomach] is full, the heart is glad.
12. Because Napoleon believed that armies marched on their [stomachs], he offered a prize in 1795 for a practical way of preserving food, which led to the development of canned food.
13. Someone once joked, "I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my [stomach] covers them."
14. Killer whales like to rub their sensitive [stomachs] on the bottom of shallow beaches.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Stomach — Stom ach, n. [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.] 1. (Anat.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stomach — c.1300, internal pouch into which food is digested, from O.Fr. estomac, from L. stomachus stomach, throat, also pride, inclination, indignation (which were thought to have their origin in that organ), from Gk. stomachos throat, gullet, esophagus …   Etymology dictionary

  • stomach — ► NOUN 1) the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs. 2) the abdominal area of the body; the belly. 3) an appetite or desire for something: they had no stomach for a fight. ► VERB 1) consume (food or drink) without feeling or… …   English terms dictionary

  • Stomach — Stom ach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stomached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stomaching}.] [Cf. L. stomachari, v.t. & i., to be angry or vexed at a thing.] 1. To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike. Shak. [1913 Webster] The lion began to show his teeth,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stomach — [n1] digestive organ of animate being; exterior abdomen, abdominal region, belly, below the belt*, breadbasket*, gut, inside, insides, maw*, paunch, pot*, potbelly*, solar plexus, spare tire*, tummy*; concepts 393,420 stomach [n2] appetite… …   New thesaurus

  • Stomach (Fu) — Stomach, a concept from traditional Chinese medicine as distinct from the Western medical concept of stomach, is more a way of describing a set of interrelated parts than an anatomical organ.ee also*Zang Fu theory …   Wikipedia

  • stomach — [stum′ək, stum′ik] n. [ME stomak < OFr estomac < L stomachus, gullet, esophagus, stomach < Gr stomachos, throat, gullet < stoma, mouth: see STOMA] 1. a) the large, saclike organ of vertebrates into which food passes from the esophagus …   English World dictionary

  • Stomach — Stom ach, v. i. To be angry. [Obs.] Hooker. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stomach — index endure (suffer), tolerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • stomach — *abdomen, belly, paunch, gut …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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