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innards

innards is the plural of innard.

Noun

innards pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The internal organs of a human or animal; especially viscera, intestines.
    • It's the place for all black sinners. / Watch them eating dead rat's innards.1970, “Walpurgis (older version of War Pigs)”, in Geezer Butler (lyrics), Paranoid, performed by Black Sabbath
  2. (figuratively, plural, plural-only) The inner workings of something; the insides or guts.
    • He took the cover off his computer and looked at the innards.

Meaning of innard

Noun

innard (plural innards)

  1. Entrail; gut; intestine.

Origin of innards

Alteration of inwards.

Questions about innards

What does innards mean?
Innards means the internal organs of a human or animal; especially viscera, intestines.
What is innards the plural of?
Innards is the plural of innard.
What part of speech is innards?
Innards is a noun.

Words near innards in the dictionary

  1. innamoratas
  2. innamorato
  3. innamoratos
  4. Innaphi
  5. innard
  6. innards
  7. Innarehaa
  8. innate
  9. innate immune system
  10. innate immune systems
  11. innate immunity

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