noun
bowels
BOW-uhlz
noun
1
The intestines, especially in medical or bodily contexts.
"She had been having trouble with her bowels for weeks."
2
The deepest, innermost part of something, used figuratively.
"The miners worked deep in the bowels of the mountain."
How to Use Bowels
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe intestines, or figuratively the deepest interior of something.
Common pairings
the bowels of the earth
move one's bowels
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