the bowels
plural noun
literary
: the deep inner parts of something
They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.
The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.
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Ancient texts also mention two types of hellebore—white hellebore for head issues, and black hellebore for the bowels.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
But as team news emerged, the bowels of St Gallen’s Kybunpark transformed into a frantic, disorientating race of fact-checking.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 July 2025
But when the third baseman impacts a Yankees win, his smooth flow echoes within the bowels of Yankee Stadium.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
High-sugar foods: High-sugar foods draw water into the bowels, which can worsen diarrhea.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 21 June 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
But as team news emerged, the bowels of St Gallen’s Kybunpark transformed into a frantic, disorientating race of fact-checking.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 July 2025
But when the third baseman impacts a Yankees win, his smooth flow echoes within the bowels of Yankee Stadium.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
High-sugar foods: High-sugar foods draw water into the bowels, which can worsen diarrhea.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the bowels
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“The bowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bowels. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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