in a vertebrate, a saclike organ formed by a widening of the alimentary canal between the oesophagus at the top and the duodenum at the bottom, in which the first stages of digestion occur
any of four such organs in ruminants (cattle, sheep, deer, etc; see ruminant1)
the part of the body that contains the stomach; the belly or abdomen
desire or capacity for food; appetite
His eyes were bigger than his stomach
(usu in negative contexts ) inclination or desire
I had no stomach for an argument
a strong stomach
a lack of squeamishness
on an empty stomach
not having eaten anything
turn somebody's stomach
to disgust somebody completely
That sort of conduct turns my stomach
to sicken or nauseate somebody
The foul smell turned his stomach
stomachful (pl stomachfuls) noun
[Middle English via Old French from Latin stomachus gullet, oesophagus, stomach, from Greek stomachos, from stoma mouth]