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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Pain in the stomach or abdomen.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Pain in the stomach; gastralgia; commonly, any pain in the abdomen, especially colic.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion. (The pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.)

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region

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Examples

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  •     "The stomachache is a side effect of snapping the transportation spell," Morwen said.

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  • "The stomachache is a side effect of snapping the transportation spell,"

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  • I've had what I can only describe as a stomachache since then.

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  • If you swallow lower levels of inorganic arsenic (ranging from about 300 to 30,000 ppb in food or water), you may experience irritation of your stomach and intestines, with symptoms such as stomachache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

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  • According to Meriam-Webster's Dictionary "stomachache" is one word.

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  • * The judge admitted going to the motel, but the woman denied everything being with the judge, having a "stomachache," going to the motel, etc.

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  • * The judge admitted going to the motel, but the woman denied everything being with the judge, having a "stomachache," going to the motel, etc.

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  • * The judge admitted going to the motel, but the woman denied everything being with the judge, having a "stomachache," going to the motel, etc.

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  • Jack had been secretly eating grass and leaves, to try to ease the pangs, but they gave him a different kind of stomachache and made him feel peculiar.

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  • (n): pain in or in the region of the stomach

    January 24, 2008

  • Ach.

    May 31, 2011