- the organ inside the body where food goes when you eat it
- stomach pains/cramps
- an upset stomach
- (British English also) a stomach upset
- It's not a good idea to drink (= alcohol) on an empty stomach (= without having eaten anything).
- You shouldn't exercise on a full stomach.
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearancesee also tummy- A person may be described as having:
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/crooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/slim/slender figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2- A feeling of nausea settled in her stomach.
- He had a hangover, so he ordered a sandwich to settle his stomach.
- He had a stomach upset.
- He violently emptied the contents of his stomach.
- Human remains were found among the stomach contents of the shark.
- I would get knots in my stomach because I was so scared.
- It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes.
- My stomach lurched as another big wave hit the boat.
- She's been off work with an upset stomach.
- The drug can cause mild stomach upset.
- The pains in his stomach were becoming worse.
- You shouldn't go to school on an empty stomach.
- enzymes in the stomach
- the sound of my rumbling stomach
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- full
- dodgy
- …
- turn
- settle
- settle in
- …
- churn
- heave
- lurch
- …
- ache
- ailment
- bug
- …
- in the/your stomach
- the contents of your stomach
- feel sick to your stomach
- something makes you sick to your stomach
- …
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- the front part of the body below the chest
- The attacker kicked him in the stomach.
- Lie on your stomach with your arms by your side.
- They crawled along the ground on their stomachs.
- exercises to strengthen the stomach muscles
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2- ‘I'm eating for two now!’ she said, patting her stomach.
- He sucked in his stomach as he walked along the beach.
- He was stabbed in the stomach during a street brawl.
- I lay on my stomach on the beach.
- He had a flat stomach and a muscular chest.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French estomac, stomaque, via Latin from Greek stomakhos ‘gullet’, from stoma ‘mouth’. The early sense of the verb was ‘be offended at, resent’ (early 16th cent.).
Idioms
See stomach in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee stomach in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishsomebody’s eyes are bigger than their stomach
- used to say that somebody has been greedy by taking more food than they can eat
have butterflies (in your stomach)
- (informal) to have a nervous feeling in your stomach before doing something
- I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results.
have no stomach for something
- to not want to eat something
- She had no stomach for the leftover stew.
- to not have the desire or courage to do something
- They had no stomach for a fight.
have a strong stomach
- to be able to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset
- You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster.
the pit of your/the stomach
- the bottom of the stomach where people say they feel strong feelings, especially fear
- He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
- I felt a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach when I saw the ambulance.
pump somebody’s stomach
- to remove the contents of somebody’s stomach using a pump, because they have swallowed something harmful
- He had his stomach pumped after taking an overdose.
sick to your stomach
- feeling very angry or worried
- Nora turned sick to her stomach on hearing this news.
- It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes.
- feeling that you want to vomit
turn your stomach
- to make you feel upset, sick or full of horror
- Pictures of the burnt corpses turned my stomach.
- The smell of the dead dog turned his stomach.
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