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stomach

320 1.0

The area of the body between the chest and the hips, the belly

noun
/ˈstʌmək/

: vientre

Get on your stomach.
sick to the stomach
pit of the stomach
a flat stomach

My waist has gone in, but my stomach looks bigger.

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Examples

And why does it feel like my stomach is being ripped out?
After eating too much candy, my stomach started to hurt.
And we know that his stomach was not in the best of shape.
And I just felt my stomach fall when I heard that.

Rich Roll
Can you lay on your stomach, please?

Babes (2024)
My waist has gone in, but my stomach looks bigger.

Patricia Bright
No afternoon crashes, better sleep, and even my stomach feels so much better.
Alcohol, particularly on an empty stomach, can cause hypoglycemia, even a day or two later.

Academic text (2012)
After two weeks, we had grown hard even as our stomachs had shrunk.

Academic text (2009)
Most nights he can't sleep, and often his stomach won't let him eat.

Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

belly

vsstomach

374 1.0

Part of the body between the chest and hips, or the underside of an animal

is the neutral term for the same body area used commonly

abdomen

vsstomach

107 3.0

The part of the body between the chest and hips that contains the stomach and intestines

is the common name for that same body area not the technical term

tummy

vsstomach

Baby Talk

106 4.0

The stomach or belly, often the round front part of the body where food goes after you eat

is the neutral anatomical term rather than an informal, shape focused word

midsection

vsstomach

19 4.1

The middle part of the body between the chest and the waist

is the term for the front middle torso rather than the lower trunk area

tum

vsstomach

Baby Talk

8 9.3

The part of the body where food goes after you eat, often used by children

is the standard neutral term used by adults rather than child speech

Idioms

to turn one's stomach

6 7.0

To make you feel sick or disgusted

butterflies in one's stomach

Informal

5 3.9

A feeling of nervous excitement in your stomach before an important event

eyes bigger than one's stomach

Informal

1 6.9

To take more food than you can eat

hit in the pit of someone's stomach

9.5

Cause a sudden sick feeling of fear or shock in the stomach

Compounds

stomach ache

11 1.0

A pain in the stomach that makes you feel sick

upset stomach

9 2.6

A mild pain or feeling of sickness in the stomach

stomach flu

Informal

9 2.5

An illness that makes your stomach and intestines sore and swollen, causing vomiting and diarrhea

full stomach

5 1.0

The feeling you have after you eat enough food

strong stomach

4 5.5

To be able to see or hear unpleasant things without feeling sick

stomach upset

2 2.6

A mild stomach pain that often makes you feel sick or causes heartburn

stomach ulcer

Specialized

2 3.2

A sore on the inside of the stomach that causes pain or discomfort

pit of the stomach

1 7.0

A slight hollow just below the chest bone where you feel anxiety or pain

stomach pump

Specialized

1 4.5

A machine that removes food and liquid from the stomach by sucking in poisoning cases

first stomach

Specialized

8.3

Part of a cow's stomach that stores food to be chewed again

fourth stomach

Specialized

8.5

A last stomach compartment in animals like cows and sheep that digests food

second stomach

Specialized

7.9

A stomach part in animals like cows that helps break down plant food

third stomach

Specialized

9.1

A part of a cow's or sheep's stomach that takes in water and nutrients from food

stomach exercise

3.0

An exercise that makes the muscles around your belly stronger

stomach sweetbread

9.9

A soft part of an animal's body called the pancreas that people eat

Surface Forms

stomach singular

stomachs plural

Etymology

Stomach also grew to mean the 'belly', the front part of the body between the chest and the hips, because that is where the internal stomach sits, so the word points to that area of the body.