Definitions
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 theabdomen , often caused byindigestion . (The pain is usually lower than thestomach and related to theintestines .)
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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On second thought, maybe he is telling her he has a stomachache from the motley potley peanut butter cake?
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   "The stomachache is a side effect of snapping the transportation spell," Morwen said.
calling on dragons Wrede, Patricia C., 1953- 1993
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"The stomachache is a side effect of snapping the transportation spell,"
Calling On Dragons Wrede, Patricia C., 1953- 1993
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I've had what I can only describe as a stomachache since then.
WordPress.com News 2008
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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.
What are some irrational things that's intelligent, educated people believe in? Ann Althouse 2008
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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.
Archive 2006-04-01 Michael Turton 2006
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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.
Archive 2006-04-01 Michael Turton 2006
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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.
Sunday, April 9, 2006, Taiwan Blog Round Up Michael Turton 2006
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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.
The Pillars of the Earth FOLLETT, Ken 1989
treeseed commented on the word stomachache
(n): pain in or in the region of the stomach
January 24, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word stomachache
Ach.
May 31, 2011