Used in a Sentence

stomachs

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stomachs.

Editorial note

And the best way to turn grass into calories is to run it through something with four stomachs first.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stomachs gathered in one view.

noun

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

noun

The part of a garment that covers a person's stomach.

noun

(informal) The belly.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stomachs.

noun

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

noun

The part of a garment that covers a person's stomach.

noun

(informal) The belly.

noun

(figuratively) A desire, an appetite (for something abstract).

Example sentences

1

And the best way to turn grass into calories is to run it through something with four stomachs first.

2

They may notice the meat in their stomachs and feel more 'full' than usual, even feel bad.

3

Cattle have four stomachs, they are very efficient at turning grass and similar crops into calories.

4

Fishes die everyday because they eat polymers and can't digest it, their stomachs fill and there is no space for food.

5

It's normal to discover dead sharks and whales with their stomachs filled or nearly filed.

6

People who see this video and don't feel sick to their stomachs are sociopaths.

7

The former would be rather surprising considering the existence of both stomachs and airplanes.

8

And thus it ends up in the stomachs of the cats and dogs.

9

Chinese believe it's best to drink warm drinks when eating, because they learned eons ago that cold stomachs don't sit comfortably with food.

10

If smartphones had our stomachs, we wouldn't need to charge them..just let throw a hamburger in there once a month.

11

Random acceleration, particularly without having a fixed frame of reference (like a vehicle) will result in barf-city for all but the steeliest of stomachs.

12

An industrialized type of food that also requires to use the kind of ugly plastic that ends in the stomachs of turtles, dolphins and whales.

Quote examples

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If you had said "pigs" instead of "cattle" it might have been relevant, but cattle are herbivores with 4 stomachs who send their food through the system several times (aka chewing their cud).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use stomachs in a sentence?

And the best way to turn grass into calories is to run it through something with four stomachs first.

What does stomachs mean?

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

What part of speech is stomachs?

stomachs is commonly used as noun.