Innards
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of innard form-of, plural
- 2 The internal organs of a human or animal; especially viscera, intestines. plural, plural-only
"It's the place for all black sinners. / Watch them eating dead rat's innards."
- 3 internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity) wordnet
- 4 The inner workings of something; the insides or guts. figuratively, plural, plural-only
"He took the cover off his computer and looked at the innards."
Example
More examples"Humor can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind."
Etymology
Alteration of inwards.