stomah.html - See: EYES BIGGER THAN ONE'S STOMACH, BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR STOMACH, TURN ONE'S STOMACH.

stomah.html - n.
(pl. stomas or stomata)
1 Bot. a minute pore in the epidermis of a leaf.
2 a Zool. a small mouthlike opening in some lower animals. b Surgery a similar artificial orifice made in the stomach.

stomal adj. [mod.L f. Gk stoma -atos mouth]

stomah.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs, being in man a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine. b any of several such organs in animals, esp. ruminants, in which there are four (cf. RUMEN, RETICULUM, OMASUM, ABOMASUM).
2 a the belly, abdomen, or lower front of the body (pit of the stomach). b a protuberant belly (what a stomach he has got!).
3 (usu. foll. by for) a an appetite (for food). b liking, readiness, or inclination (for controversy, conflict, danger, or an undertaking) (had no stomach for the fight).

--v.

tr.
1 find sufficiently palatable to swallow or keep down.
2 submit to or endure (an affront etc.) (usu. with neg.: cannot stomach it).

muscular stomach any organ that grinds or squeezes to aid digestion, such as a gizzard. on an empty stomach not having eaten recently. on a full stomach soon after a large meal. stomach-ache a pain in the belly or bowels. stomach-pump a syringe for forcing liquid etc. into or out of the stomach. stomach-tube a tube introduced into the stomach via the gullet for cleansing or emptying it. stomach upset (or upset stomach) a temporary slight disorder of the digestive system.

stomachful n. (pl. -fuls). stomachless adj. [ME stomak f. OF stomaque, estomac f. L stomachus f. Gk stomakhos gullet f. stoma mouth]

stomah.html - n.
hist.
1 a pointed front-piece of a woman's dress covering the breast and pit of the stomach, often jewelled or embroidered.
2 an ornament worn on the front of a bodice. [ME, prob. f. OF estomachier (as STOMACH)]

stomah.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 of or relating to the stomach.
2 promoting the appetite or assisting digestion.

--n.

a medicine or stimulant for the stomach. [F stomachique or L stomachicus f. Gk stomakhikos (as STOMACH)]

stomah.html - pl. of STOMA.