bowels

Thân thiện

The miners descended deep into the bowels of the earth.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The intestines or entrails of a person or animal: "bowels" refers to the internal organs, especially the intestines, within the abdomen.
   • The deepest or innermost part of something: Figuratively, "bowels" can describe the central, deepest, or most interior part of a place or thing, such as the earth, a building, or a machine.

Usage Examples

• Noun (literal, anatomical):
  • The surgeon operated to remove a blockage from the patient's bowels.
  • A healthy diet is essential for regular bowel function.
• Noun (figurative, innermost part):
  • The miners descended into the bowels of the earth.
  • The engine room is located in the bowels of the ship.

Advanced Usage

• "The bowels of the earth": a literary phrase for the deep interior of the planet.
  • Volcanic magma rises from the bowels of the earth.
• "To move/loose the bowels": a euphemistic phrase meaning to defecate.
  • The medication helped the child move his bowels.

Variants and Related Words

• Bowel (noun, often used attributively or in the singular form in medical contexts): relating to the intestines.
  • Bowel cancer is a serious disease.
  • She experienced a bowel obstruction.
• Entrails (noun): the internal organs, especially of an animal; a synonym often used in the context of butchery or sacrifice.
• Guts (noun, informal): a colloquial term for the intestines or stomach area, also meaning courage.

Synonyms

• Intestines: The specific anatomical term for the tubular organs making up much of the digestive tract.
• Innards: An informal term for internal organs.
• Core: The central or most important part (for the figurative sense).
• Depths: The deepest parts (for the figurative sense).

Related Phrases

• To have no bowels: An archaic or literary expression meaning to lack pity or compassion.
  • The tyrant was said to have no bowels of compassion for his people.

Notes on Usage

• The word "bowels" is typically used in the plural form.
• In modern everyday English, when referring to the anatomical part, terms like "intestines" or "gut" are more common in neutral contexts. "Bowels" often appears in medical, literary, or dramatic contexts.
• The figurative use ("bowels of the earth/ship") is well-established and conveys a sense of deep, hidden, and often mysterious interiors.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the center of the Earth