The meaning of Guts

noun

The part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive and reproductive organs; the belly.

Usage examples:

It is quite common to develop a vertical, pigmented line on the skin of the abdomen below the belly…

noun

The part of the body that contains stomach, bowels, and other organs in a person or animal

Usage examples:

This virus causes terrible abdominal pain.

noun

A willingness to take bold risks.

Usage examples:

He whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan

noun

Unusually strong and esp. rude confidence in yourself

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] our mayor has the audacity to claim credit for improvements he had nothing to d…

adjective

(of a device or process) working by itself with little or no direct human control.

Usage examples:

An automatic kettle that switches itself off when it boils

noun

A gun that continues firing until the ammunition is exhausted or the pressure on the trigger is released.

Usage examples:

The rapid fire of automatics

noun

The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine.

Usage examples:

Prickles of sweat broke out along her backbone

noun

Your spine

Usage examples:

Newcomers are now the backbone of this team., the delegates had enough backbone to reject the propo…

noun

The most important part of something

Usage examples:

Small businesses are truly the backbone of the economy., imaginative ideas may form the backbone of…

adjective

Forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental.

Usage examples:

Certain basic rules must be obeyed

noun

The essential facts or principles of a subject or skill.

Usage examples:

I learnt the basics of programming on a course

noun

A simple high-level computer programming language that uses familiar english words, designed for beginners and formerly used widely.

Usage examples:

You could write your own software in the basic programming language

noun

The front part of the human trunk below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels.

Usage examples:

His fat belly stuck out over his trousers

verb

Swell or cause to swell.

Usage examples:

As she leaned forward her pullover bellied out

noun

The stomach, or the front part of your body at the waist, between your chest and legs

noun

The stomach.

noun

Willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage.

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The boldness and independence that characterized his leadership

noun

A brave and confident way of behaving that shows no fear

Usage examples:

He is famous for the boldness of his business methods., even critics admire his boldness.

noun

The part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine.

Usage examples:

He felt his bowels loosen

noun

Courageous behaviour or character.

Usage examples:

Perhaps i'll get a medal for bravery

noun

Brave behaviour or actions

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They were awarded medals for their bravery., acts of exceptional bravery

noun

A part of a region that produces cereals for the rest of it.

Usage examples:

The province has functioned as the country's breadbasket

noun

An open container in which bread is put on a table during a meal

Usage examples:

The waiter immediately brought us a bread basket and some butter., i bought a beautiful new bamboo …

adjective

Free from dirt, marks, or stains.

Usage examples:

The room was spotlessly clean

adverb

So as to be free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter.

Usage examples:

The room had been washed clean

verb

Make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from.

Usage examples:

Clean your teeth properly after meals

noun

A punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation.

Usage examples:

But it's hard enough for some people to acquire an instinctive sense of the different uses of comma…

noun

The main part of the large intestine, which passes from the caecum to the rectum and absorbs water and electrolytes from food which has remained undigested.

Usage examples:

He sustained a punctured colon, a collapsed lung, and a lacerated liver and kidney.

noun

The basic monetary unit of costa rica and el salvador, equal to 100 centimos in costa rica and 100 centavos in el salvador.

Usage examples:

‘people are not interested in dollars or colones; they just want money,’ barraza declared during th…

noun

The ability to do something that frightens one; bravery.

Usage examples:

She called on all her courage to face the ordeal

noun

The ability to control fear and to be willing to deal with something that is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant

Usage examples:

He lacked the courage to tax the american people to pay for his great society programs., it took me…

adjective

(of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold.

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A daring crime

noun

Adventurous courage.

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The daring of the players brings fortune or ruin

verb

Have the courage to do something.

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A story he dare not write down

adjective

Strongly felt or believed and very difficult to change or get rid of

Usage examples:

A deep-seated faith in god

verb

Cut open and remove the internal organs of.

Usage examples:

The dinosaur used its claw to disembowel prey

verb

To remove the stomach and bowels from a dead animal, or to kill a person in this way, especially in the past as a punishment

verb

Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.

Usage examples:

He drew a map

noun

An act of selecting names randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.

Usage examples:

The draw has been made for this year's tournament

verb

Cause to move by pulling

verb

Put on one's clothes.

Usage examples:

Graham showered and dressed quickly

noun

A one-piece garment worn by women and girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs.

Usage examples:

A white cotton dress

verb

Put on clothes

verb

Archaic term for disembowel.

adjective

Relating to a person's emotions.

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Gaining emotional support from relatives

adjective

Connected with or showing feelings

Usage examples:

The mayor made an emotional appeal for aid following the tornado., the coach appeared emotionally d…

verb

Disembowel (a person or animal).

Usage examples:

The goat had been skinned and neatly eviscerated

verb

To remove one or all of the organs from the inside of a body

verb

Remove the contents of (part of the body); eviscerate.

Usage examples:

It is essential to completely exenterate the cells of the mastoid before the clot is attempted.

noun

Lack of fear.

Usage examples:

She quickly earned a reputation for fearlessness

noun

The quality of expressing opinions strongly and demanding attention or action

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Some people thought he lacked the forcefulness needed to run the company., a strength of rap music …

noun

Courage in pain or adversity.

Usage examples:

She endured her illness with great fortitude

noun

Bravery when dealing with pain or difficulty, esp. over a long period

Usage examples:

Throughout his illness, he showed great fortitude.

noun

The viscera of a dead deer.

Usage examples:

Which is just as well because once a deer is shot, the gamekeeper must carry out the gralloch, or d…

verb

Disembowel (a deer that has been shot).

Usage examples:

A stag is always gralloched before the carcass is taken down the mountain.

noun

The ability to endure difficult conditions.

Usage examples:

I applaud you on your hardiness

adjective

(of a feeling or its expression) deeply and strongly felt; sincere.

Usage examples:

Our heartfelt thanks

adjective

Strongly felt and sincere

Usage examples:

He hugged her awkwardly as he said goodbye, but his good wishes were heartfelt.

adjective

Acting or done without forethought.

Usage examples:

They'd married as impulsive teenagers

adjective

Acting or done suddenly without any planning or consideration of the results

Usage examples:

She’s an impulsive shopper and often buys things she doesn’t need.

plural noun

Entrails.

Usage examples:

Just the head, pectoral fins, and innards were left

plural noun

The inner organs of a person or animal, or the inside parts of a machine

Usage examples:

The innards of radios, frogs’ innards

noun

The inner side or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Wipe the inside of the windscreen

adjective

Situated on or in the inside.

Usage examples:

An inside pocket

adjective

Known or done by someone within a group or organization.

Usage examples:

They were accused of selling shares while in possession of inside information

adjective

Relating to or prompted by instinct; done without conscious thought.

Usage examples:

An instinctive distaste for conflict

Unthinking

adjective

(of behavior or actions) not thought about, planned, or learned

Usage examples:

My instinctive reaction was to walk away to avoid an argument., she instinctively understood how i …

adjective

Relating to or denoting an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour; based on instinct.

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An instinctual survival response

adjective

Happening naturally, as a result of instinct, rather than being thought about, planned, or developed by training

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Those who struggle to control their instinctual passions, he says his decisions that day were insti…

noun

(in vertebrates) the lower part of the alimentary canal from the end of the stomach to the anus.

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The contents of the intestine

adjective

Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.

Usage examples:

His intuitive understanding of the readers' real needs

adjective

Based on feelings rather than facts or proof

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An intuitive approach/judgment, most people have an intuitive sense of right and wrong., good agent…

adjective

Done without will or conscious control.

Usage examples:

She gave an involuntary shudder

adjective

Not done willingly, or not done intentionally

Usage examples:

A sharp tap beneath the knee usually causes an involuntary movement of the lower leg., the driver o…

adjective

Not done by choice, or not done as a result of someone's decision or intention

Usage examples:

Involuntary unemployment means that you suffer a total loss of salary as the result of the loss of …

adjective

Happening or existing as a result of habit, rather than careful consideration

Usage examples:

When asked about crime, the mayor’s knee-jerk reaction is to call for longer prison sentences.

noun

A person's ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience.

Usage examples:

The team showed their true mettle in the second half

noun

Bravery and determination

Usage examples:

The climb to the summit in a blizzard would test their mettle.

adjective

Existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind.

Usage examples:

Carrots contain a natural antiseptic

noun

A person having an innate talent for a particular task or activity.

Usage examples:

She was a natural for television work

adverb

A person born with a learning disability.

noun

A whitish fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.

Usage examples:

The optic nerve

verb

Brace oneself mentally to face a demanding situation.

Usage examples:

She nerved herself to enter the room

noun

A group of long, thin fibers in the body, esp. in the brain, which send and receive messages that control how the body reacts to signals it receives, such as to changes in temperature or pressure against the skin

Usage examples:

It takes a lot of nerve to get up in front of a class when you’re not used to it., she has some ner…

noun

A large or protruding belly.

Usage examples:

His body was powerful and square, with the beginnings of a paunch

verb

Disembowel (an animal).

Usage examples:

One of the things i had to do was to paunch and skin a hare

verb

Take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place.

Usage examples:

She plucked a blade of grass

noun

Spirited and determined courage.

Usage examples:

It must have taken a lot of pluck to walk along a path marked ‘danger’

verb

To remove something, esp. with a sudden movement

Usage examples:

Astronauts plan to use the shuttle’s robot arm to pluck the satellite out of space., she plucked he…

noun

The non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul.

Usage examples:

We seek a harmony between body and spirit

verb

Convey rapidly and secretly.

Usage examples:

Stolen cows were spirited away some distance to prevent detection

noun

A state of mind or attitude

Usage examples:

It’s very important to play the game in the right spirit., rock music in the 1960s expressed the sp…

adjective

Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus.

Usage examples:

The audience broke into spontaneous applause

Said or done without having been planned in advance

adjective

Happening naturally, without planning or encouragement

Usage examples:

A spontaneous performance, spontaneous affection, the children spontaneously gave us hugs and kisses.

noun

The internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being (in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine.

Usage examples:

Severe stomach pains

verb

Consume (food or drink) without feeling or being sick.

Usage examples:

If you cannot stomach orange juice, try apple juice

noun

An organ in the body where food is digested

Usage examples:

I used to watch the tv news all the time, but i no longer have the stomach for it., vernon was simp…

noun

The state of being strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling.

Usage examples:

The toughness of steel

noun

The quality of being strong and determined

Usage examples:

He lacks the inner toughness needed in a leader.

noun

A person's stomach or abdomen.

Usage examples:

Personal shoppers are old hands at choosing the right garments to make fat arms look thinner, small…

noun

An informal or child's word for stomach

noun

A person's stomach or abdomen.

Usage examples:

A tummy upset

noun

A stomach

Usage examples:

My tummy hurts.

adjective

Expressed, done, or acting without proper consideration of the consequences.

Usage examples:

She was at pains to correct unthinking prejudices

adjective

Not based on serious thought or an examination of the information

Usage examples:

What annoys me about these people is their unthinking hostility to anything foreign or unfamiliar.

noun

Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.

Usage examples:

The medals are awarded for acts of valour