an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
"After eating a heavy meal, she felt her stomach distend as it worked to break down the food."
an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness
"he had no stomach for a fight"
An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
"The surgeon removed his stomach because it was causing severe digestive issues."
In plain English: Your stomach is the muscular bag inside your belly where food goes to be digested and turned into energy.
"I need to rest because my stomach hurts after eating too much spicy food."
Usage: Use this word as a noun when referring to the physical digestive organ and as a verb meaning "to endure" an unpleasant situation. Do not use it for mental processes like thinking, which requires different vocabulary such as brain or mind.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"
"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
"he learned to tolerate the heat"
"She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
"I don't think I can stomach such rude behavior at dinner."
In plain English: To stomach something means to be able to deal with it without getting upset or angry about it.
"The spicy salsa made my stomach hurt enough that I decided to stop eating immediately."
The word "stomach" comes from the Latin stomachus, which was borrowed from Ancient Greek for "mouth." It replaced the original Old English word maga, meaning "womb" or "belly."