inwards

plural noun

Definition of inwardsnext
as in inside(s)
the internal organs of the body the hunter cleaned the deer by slicing open the belly and removing the inwards

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  1. innards
  2. entrails
  3. vitals
Plural Noun
  • Asus has made the Z13 look cooler than your average tablet, too, with a retro-futurist design that includes a small window to give you a peek at its impressive innards.
    Stephen Slaybaugh, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023
  • This front-engine, rear-drive supercar is equally adept at whisking you comfortably to dinner at a three-star Michelin restaurant and mashing your innards together with its seemingly limitless performance.
    Frankie Cruz, Car and Driver, 20 Jan. 2023
Definition of innards
Plural Noun
  • The patient, relived his entrails weren’t falling out, coiled the worm onto a cardboard tube and went to the hospital.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2018
  • In one scene Dahmer goes fishing and, while learning to gut his catch, squeezes the entrails between his fingers and watches them ooze.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
Definition of entrails
Plural Noun
  • Thiébaud was juggling trying to find a bed at the nearby hospital for Twain to claim before coordinating the airlift — all while keeping an eye on her dropping vitals.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Nurses came to her North Carolina private school to practice taking vitals, which included weighing in front of the entire class.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
Definition of vitals
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