bowels

/baʊ.əlz/

IPA: /B AW1 AH0 L Z/

noun

1
A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
2
(in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
3
(in the plural) The (deep) interior of something.
“The treasures were stored in the bowels of the ship.”
4
(in the plural) The seat of pity or the gentler emotions; pity or mercy.
5
(in plural) offspring

noun

1
The deepest or innermost part.
“down in the bowels of the Earth”
2
The concept or quality that defines something at its very core.
“the project's bowels”
3
The intestines.
4
Compassion, sympathy.
5
The body as the source of offspring.

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