bowels

/baʊ.əlz/

noun

  1. 1

    A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.

  2. 2

    (in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.

  3. 3

    (in the plural) The (deep) interior of something.

    “The treasures were stored in the bowels of the ship.”
  4. 4

    (in the plural) The seat of pity or the gentler emotions; pity or mercy.

  5. 5

    (in plural) offspring

noun

  1. 1

    The deepest or innermost part.

    “down in the bowels of the Earth”
  2. 2

    The concept or quality that defines something at its very core.

    “the project's bowels”
  3. 3

    The intestines.

  4. 4

    Compassion, sympathy.

  5. 5

    The body as the source of offspring.

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