The enlarged, saclike portion of the alimentary canal, one of the principal organs of digestion, located in vertebrates between the esophagus and the small intestine.
A similar digestive structure of many invertebrates.
Any of the four compartments into which the stomach of a ruminant is divided.
The abdomen or belly.
An appetite for food.
A desire or inclination, especially for something difficult or unpleasant: had no stomach for quarrels.
Courage; spirit.
Obsolete Pride.
tr.v.
stom·ached, stom·ach·ing, stom·achs
To bear; tolerate.
Obsolete To resent.
[Middle English, from Old French stomaque, estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Greek stomakhos, gullet, from stoma, mouth.]
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