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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural Internal bodily organs; viscera.
  • noun plural The inner parts, as of a machine.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The internal organs of an animal collectively especially those in the abdominal cavity.

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  • noun Plural form of innard.
  • noun The internal organs of a human or animal; especially viscera, intestines.
  • noun The inner workings of something; the insides or guts.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of inwards, pl. of inward.]

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alteration of inwards

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Examples

  • At about 7 or 8 a.m. the previously prepared produce, with select innards, is placed on the scorching stones in an oversized cast aluminum casserole with water, over which is placed an iron grate sufficiently forged to hold the weight of the quartered meat, including head and organs … either plain, or enchilada.

    BBQ Goat In Oaxaca: The Pomp, Ceremony And Tradition 2007

  • From the looks of this teardown, the bulk of iPhone's slender innards is the battery.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • At about 7 or 8 a.m. the previously prepared produce, with select innards, is placed on the scorching stones in an oversized cast aluminum casserole with water, over which is placed an iron grate sufficiently forged to hold the weight of the quartered meat, including head and organs … either plain, or enchilada.

    BBQ Goat In Oaxaca: The Pomp, Ceremony And Tradition 2007

  • This protects its innards from the weather and makes for an unusually reliable gun.

    The 50 Best Guns of All Time 2005

  • "This cover is in good to very good condition, but the innards are a creamy white."

    Comic: Monster in My Pocket Zen Tiger 2010

  • I forget where I read this, but there was an article that stated many thin people have a lot of invisible fat around their innards, which is very unhealthy.

    TNR Article: Being Sedintary Is Bad For You, Not Being Fat 2007

  • Furthermore, I had a sort of secret yen for a machine with metal innards, which is pretty much impossible to find in a home-use machine these days.

    Vera Holly 2006

  • Furthermore, I had a sort of secret yen for a machine with metal innards, which is pretty much impossible to find in a home-use machine these days.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Holly 2006

  • You imagine that your innards are a-gittin 'all askew,

    Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp Various 1904

  • The innards are the same as the iBox, with your choice between two 25 watt amplifier or a "heavy duty" 70 watts.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now Mike Schramm 2010

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