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Intestines

Verb / ˌɪˈntestʌnz / Another word for intestines — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The tubes in the body that food passes through during digestion, or the part of the body where these tubes are located.

Synonyms & similar words

gut bowel intestine bowels guts innards viscera entrails abdomen belly stomach colon rectum cecum appendix mesentery peritoneum omentum

Synonyms by register

Formal

bowels gut viscera

Informal

guts belly innards

Literary

entrails bowels

Antonyms

exterior outside surface external outer

Common collocations

  • small intestines
  • large intestines
  • small and large intestines
  • intestines are
  • intestines contract
  • human intestines
  • animal intestines

Word family

noun intestine

Usage note

Intestines refers to the long, coiled tube in the abdomen where digestion is completed and waste is formed. 'Bowels' can be used similarly but may also refer to the lower part of the abdomen or bowels as a euphemism for defecation.

Example sentences

  1. The doctor said that there was something wrong with her intestines.
  2. When you eat food, it travels through your intestines.
  3. The intestines absorb nutrients from the food that we eat.
  4. If you eat too much junk food, it can harm your intestines.
  5. Some animals have longer intestines than others.

Quotes

  • I am the intestines of the State, said the State. - Bertolt Brecht
  • The mind is like the stomach. It is not how much you put into it that counts, but how much it digests. - Albert J. Nock
  • The stomach and intestines are a kind of animal inside us. - Lope de Vega

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