English · Body & Health
stomach
/ˈstʌm.ək/
[/ˈstʌm.ək/]
food-digesting organ
Beginnernoun
Definition
The organ inside the body where food is digested after being eaten.
Example
Her stomach growled loudly because she had skipped breakfast that morning.
Her stomach growled loudly because she had skipped breakfast that morning.
Etymology
From Greek 'stomachos', from 'stoma' meaning mouth.
How & Where It’s Used
'No stomach for it' means no courage or appetite for something.