intestine

Speech parts

1. intestine - Noun

2. intestine - Adjective

Meaning

Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.

Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc.

Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.

Shut up; inclosed.

That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.

The bowels; entrails; viscera.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gut bowel guts intestines national home inside indigenous internal native domestic inner interior constitutional inherent
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Antonyms

coast international outside foreign external border
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Hypernyms

viscus internal organ

Hyponyms

small intestine large intestine

Phrases with the word

narrow intestine lower intestine arcades of the small intestine knotting of the intestine blockage in the small or large intestine terminal segment of the large intestine

Derivatives

intestines

Examples

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm? William S. Burroughs

No, the serpent did not Seduce Eve to the apple. All that's simply Corruption of the facts.Adam ate the apple. Eve ate Adam. The serpent ate Eve. This is the dark intestine.The serpent, meanwhile, Sleeps his meal off in Paradise- Smiling to hear God's querulous calling. Ted Hughes

Psychoanalysts are not occupied with the minds of their patients; they do not believe in the mind but in a cerebral intestine. Bernard Berenson

As fiber and other nondigestible carbs pass through your intestine, they bring other nutrients - often fat - along for the ride. This prevents your intestine from breaking down and absorbing some of the fat and cholesterol from the food you eat. Denise Austin

Since I've been in the U.S. I've lost the back of my heart, 15 ft. of intestine and my marriage - and God, I miss my intestine. Nigel Lythgoe

Sometimes even the intestine and the stomach disagree. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

intestinalize intestinalized intestinally intestine war intestinelike intestiniform