stomach

Examples

• All

• When they needed someone with the stomach for difficult work.

  Double Team (1997)

• Do you have the stomach to be an entrepreneur?

  GaryVee

• So if you have the stomach for this stuff, then OK.

  DoctorRamani

• No one has the stomach anymore to refight the Western culture wars.

  Academic text (2009)

• Boy, I didn't think you had the stomach for another go-around.

  Sideways (2004)

• So if you have the stomach for it, if you have the fire in your belly I know you have, you have, you, young man, are going to help me break that crocodile out of the zoo.

  Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

• If you have the stomach to confront this challenge, you'll come out stronger.

• She has the stomach to tackle tough conversations with her team head-on.

• You need the stomach to handle criticism if you want to improve your skills.

Synonyms

A

appetite

vsstomach

282 2.1

A desire to eat or to have new experiences

includes desire but also means courage to deal with difficult things

G

guts

vsstomach

• Informal

256 3.7

Courage to do something difficult even when you feel afraid

also covers desire or appetite to face unpleasant tasks

S

strong stomach

vsstomach

5 5.5

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

focuses more on having courage or desire to deal with unpleasant tasks

I

intestinal fortitude

vsstomach

• Informal

4 8.3

Bravery and determination to face hard situations

is more informal and also includes desire or tolerance for discomfort

Antonyms

C

cowardice

44 5.5

Lack of courage to face danger or difficulty

Idioms

H

hit in the pit of someone's stomach

1 9.5

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

T

to turn one's stomach

1 7.0

To make you feel sick or disgusted

B

butterflies in one's stomach

• Informal

3.9

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

E

eyes bigger than one's stomach

• Informal

6.9

To take more food than you can eat

Compounds

S

stomach ache

12 1.0

A pain in the stomach that makes you feel sick

U

upset stomach

10 2.6

A mild pain or feeling of sickness in the stomach

S

stomach pump

• Specialized

10 4.5

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

S

stomach flu

• Informal

10 2.5

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

F

full stomach

7 1.0

The feeling you have after you eat enough food

S

strong stomach

5 5.5

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

S

stomach ulcer

• Specialized

3 3.2

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

S

stomach upset

2 2.6

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

S

second stomach

• Specialized

1 7.9

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

F

fourth stomach

• Specialized

1 8.5

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

F

first stomach

• Specialized

1 8.3

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

P

pit of the stomach

1 7.0

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

S

stomach exercise

1 3.0

An exercise that makes the muscles around your belly stronger

T

third stomach

• Specialized

1 9.1

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

S

stomach sweetbread

9.9

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

How Courageous

courage

756 1.4

stomach

42 7.4

reluctance

64 3.6

timidity

6 5.8

Surface Forms

Etymology