innards
Americannoun
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the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
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the internal mechanism, parts, structure, etc., of something; the interior of something.
an engine's innards.
plural noun
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the internal organs of the body, esp the viscera
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the interior parts or components of anything, esp the working parts
Etymology
Origin of innards
1815–25; variant of inwards ( def. ), noun use of inward
Example Sentences
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They are not showing signs off rapidly building inflationary pressures in the innards of the economy.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Covered in fractal patterns like “the symmetrical innards of a halved cabbage,” the giant humanoid insect reclines, “a god-sized man sleeping atop the quilt of the land.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Step closer and you hear the contraption appearing to breathe, a tinkling sound like wind chimes emanating from the cooling mechanism that keeps its innards colder than outer space.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
Decades ago, watch repair shops across the country were staffed with technicians who could service almost any mechanical timepiece when its intricate innards — tiny gears, wheels and springs — failed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025
A quack doctor pitched patent medicines from the back of a wagon: “A rare cordial to fortify the innards against infective parasites, unwholesome damps, and malignant effluvia!”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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