Bowels
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbaʊ.əlz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bowels is a noun meaning The deepest or innermost part.
Meaning
The deepest or innermost part.
More Meanings
- The concept or quality that defines something at its very core.
- The intestines.
- Compassion, sympathy.
- plural of bowel
- (obsolete) The body as the source of offspring.
Example Sentences
the project’s bowels
down in the bowels of the Earth
Some say the plague was brought by Hattie; There was talk of a hangin’, too. But the talk got shackled by the howls and the cackles From the bowels of the Black bayou.
The station was half deserted, half rowdy, several fellows were drunk, shouting and crowing. Down there in the bowels of London, after midnight, everything seemed horrible and unnatural.
Synonyms for bowels
Depending on context, synonyms include core, heart, crux, essence, sum, gist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gut, intestine, insides, innards, constipated, loins.
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