intestine

Meaning

Noun

1. The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
2. One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Domestic; taking place within a given country or region.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Internal.
3. (not-comparable, obsolete, rare) Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.
4. (not-comparable, obsolete, rare) Shut up; enclosed.

Synonyms

gut

bowel

intestines

bowels

guts

small intestine

stomach

colon

internal

belly

intestinum

domestic

innards

inner

inside

insides

interior

intrinsic

inward

large intestine

lower

menstrual flow

rectum

stomach trouble

thumb

back passage

diarrhoea

entrail

baking powder

chaudron

bent over

bloated

casing

entrails

esoteric

excrement

faeces

full

heart

❤️

indoor

inland

Translations

intestin

intestino

Darm

intestino

darm

Eingeweide

intestino

budell

έντερο

intestinos

bağırsak

ingewanden

intestí

tripa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɛstɪn/

Etymology

From Latin intestīnum, neuter of intestīnus (“internal”), as Etymology 2, below.