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stomach
An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
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noun
An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
noun
The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
noun
An appetite for food
“Exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner”
noun
An inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
“He had no stomach for a fight”
verb
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant
“I cannot bear his constant criticism”
verb
Bear to eat
“He cannot stomach raw fish”
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Exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner
He had no stomach for a fight
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
He cannot stomach raw fish
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