Meaning & use
stomach
The internal organ where food is stored and begins to be digested after swallowing.
See it in a sentence
His stomach growled loudly during the long meeting before lunch.
Nervous excitement made her stomach flutter before the big interview.
A note on using this word
As a verb, stomach almost always appears in negative sentences, as in 'I can't stomach his excuses.'
Words with a similar meaning
bellygut
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To tolerate or accept something unpleasant without complaint.
I couldn't stomach another excuse after all the promises he had broken.
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