stomach
nouns
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
is derived from
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
is derived from
an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
"he had no stomach for a fight"
is a type of (narrower)
that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
"her inclination is for classical music"
an appetite for food
"exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"
is a type of (narrower)
a feeling of craving something
"an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
verbs
bear to eat
"He cannot stomach raw fish"
is a type of (narrower)
convert food into absorbable substances
"I cannot digest milk products"
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"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"
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