Bowels

//ˈbaʊ.əlz// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The deepest or innermost part. plural, plural-only

    "down in the bowels of the Earth"

  2. 2
    plural of bowel form-of, plural
  3. 3
    the center of the Earth wordnet
  4. 4
    The concept or quality that defines something at its very core. plural, plural-only

    "the project’s bowels"

  5. 5
    The intestines. plural, plural-only
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  1. 6
    Compassion, sympathy. plural, plural-only

    "Therefore in fierce tempest is he coming, / In thunder and in earthquake, like a Jove, / That, if requiring fail, he will compel; / And bids you, in the bowels of the Lord, / Deliver up the crown, and to take mercy / On the poor souls for whom this hungry war / Opens his vasty jaws"

  2. 7
    The body as the source of offspring. obsolete, plural, plural-only

    "And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it?"

Synonyms

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"I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken."

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move one's bowels

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