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Guts

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gritnoun(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
gumptionnoun(UK, Ireland) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
backbonenoun(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
sandnoun(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

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backbonenoun(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
gritnoun(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
sandnoun(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
gumptionnoun(UK, Ireland) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
insidesnounguts, intestines, innards
innardsnounThe internal organs of a human or animal; especially viscera, intestines.
bowelsnounThe intestines.
loinsnounThe reproductive organs.
nadsnoun(slang, rarely used in the singular) The testicles.
nutsnoun(slang) The testicles.
ballsnoun(vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.
cojonesnoun(slang, usually vulgar) Synonym of balls (“testicles; courage, masculinity”).
bollocksnounNonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
entrailsnounThe internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from 14th c.]
casingsnoun(UK, dialect, archaic) Dried cattle dung used as fuel.
guttersnoun(Scotland) mud; dirt
williesnoun(colloquial) A feeling of nervousness or fear.
courageousOf a person, displaying or possessing courage.
bravenoun(dated) A Native American warrior.
couragenounThe ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.

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