English Explanatory Dictionary

guts

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of gut
noun
  1. The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
  2. Courage; determination.
  3. Content, substance.
  4. The essential, core parts.
  5. One's innermost feelings.
  6. The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre.
  7. The center of the field.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gut
verb
  1. To eat greedily.
  2. To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).
name
  1. plural of Gut
noun
  1. plural of GUT

Pronunciation

/ɡʌts/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-guts.wav /ɡʊts/

Word forms

guts gutses gutsing gutsed

Synonyms

entrails guttings innards insides viscera pluck balls nerve audacity bield boldhead boldness bravehood braveness bravery courage courageousness daring fearlessness grit guts heart intrepidity intrepidness mood ovaries pecker spunk steel undauntedness valour bowels marrow sum brass tacks core crux essence gist drift gravamen heart and soul heartstring heartstrings inwardness kernel meat moral of the story nitty-gritty nub nuts and bolts pith punctum saliens quintessence soul spirit stuff substance tenor

Derived words

black as a dog's guts black guts blood and guts blood-and-guts bubble guts drop one's guts duck's guts ducks guts ducks' guts fight one's guts out greedyguts guts out gutsy hate someone's guts have someone's guts for garters misery guts miseryguts play one's guts out puke one's guts out rearrange one's guts rearrange someone's guts rusty guts slog one's guts out spill one's guts spill one's guts out sweat one's guts out tub of guts work one's guts out worryguts
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