unimpassioned, stoical, stoic; indifferent, disinterested, apathetic; dull, obtuse, thick, thick-witted, dense, stomach, n. 1. belly, abdomen, Inf. tummy, gut, SI. breadbasket, Brit. Inf. little Mary, Scot. and North Eng. wame; paunch, potbelly, Inf bay window, Inf. corporation, SI. pot, SI. beerbelly, SI. spare tire.
2. colonic cavity, intestinal cavity, visceral cavity, Anat., Zool. venter, ventral region, ventricle, ventricular cavity, Anat. epigastrium; pouch, (of birds) gizzard, (of birds) crop, craw, maw, ingluvies, (of birds) proventriculus, (both of ruminating animals) first stomach, rumen; intestines, bowels, colons, (of swine) chitterlings; innards, inwards, insides, vitals, viscera, (of animals) entrails, Inf gizzard, SI. guts.
3. appetite, appetence, appetency, hunger, thirst, craving, gluttony, Pathol, bulimia; relish, gusto, zest, eagerness, hankering, yearning, longing; lust, SI. letch.
4. desire, liking, fondness, weakness, fancy, Inf. mind, pleasure, preference; tendency, leaning, bent, inclination, favoritism, bias; partiality, predilection, disposition, predisposition, proclivity, propensity.
-v. 5. endure, tolerate, bear, bear with, Archaic.
forbear, suffer, abide, Inf. take, Inf. stand, Inf. swallow, put up with, pocket; be content with, reconcile oneself to, resign oneself to.
6. permit, allow, allow for, make allowance for, be lenient toward, admit, countenance.
7. forgive, pardon, excuse, condone, let pass; overlook, blink at, wink at, close the eyes to, shut the eyes to; ignore, disregard, pass over.
stone, n. 1. pebble, lapillus, rock, boulder; flint, slate, granite, adamant; crag, tor; gravel, lava, scoria; shale, bluestone, sandstone.
2. slab, flagstone, paving stone, cobblestone, building stone, cornerstone; monolith, obelisk.
3. precious stone, gem, jewel, SI. rock, SI. ice, bijou, brilliant, birthstone.
4. pit, seed, kernel, nut, Bot. endocarp, pip.
5. gravestone, tombstone, headstone, footstone; marker, tablet, 'memorial stone, monument, stela, cenotaph.
6. grindstone, whetstone, millstone, hone.
-v. 7. lapidate, pelt, stone to death.
8. sharpen, whet, polish, hone, smooth, scour, grind, abrade, grate.
stony, adj. 1. rocky, rock-strewn, rock-ribbed, pebbly, Brit, shingly, gravelly, gritty, cobbled; rough, jagged, bumpy.
2. lithic, hard, adamantine, adamant, granite, marble, rock-hard; petrified, ossified, hardened; craggy, flinty, impervious, impenetrable.
3. unfeeling, uncaring, bloodless, iron-hearted, unsympathetic; callous, indurate, insensible, insensitive; indifferent, aloof, dispassionate, uninvolved, haughty, austere; hard-boiled, unsentimental, tough, heartless, unmoved, unstirred; cold-hearted, cold, cool, icy, frigid; merciless, pitiless, ruthless, unrelenting, unforgiving; cruel, severe, stern, harsh, cold-blooded, unkind, hard-hearted; obdurate, obstinate, stubborn, unyielding, unbending, inflexible, rigid, steely; iron-jawed, persevering, determined.
4. motionless, unmoving, calm, unflickering, unwavering, still; rigid, fixed, staring, staring-down, glaring; deadpan, poker-faced, unreadable, indecipherable, unknowable, sphinxlike, sphingine, enigmatic, puzzling; expressionless, vacant, empty, blank, without depth or feeling; withering, scathing, searing.
5. petrifying stupefying, paralyzing, unnerving, numbing, dumfounding, overwhelming; bloodcurdling, blood-chilling, hair-raising, shivery; terrifying, frightful, frightening, scary, horrible, nightmarish;