innards

[in-erdz]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.

2. the internal mechanism, parts, structure, etc., of something; the interior of something.

   an engine's innards.

innards

/ ˈɪnədz /

plural noun

1. the internal organs of the body, esp the viscera

2. the interior parts or components of anything, esp the working parts

Word History and Origins

Origin of innards¹

1815–25; variant of inwards ( def. ), noun use of inward

Word History and Origins

Origin of innards¹

C19: colloquial variant of inwards

Example Sentences

Its motorized innards were prone to skidding, seizing and unexplained work stoppages, causing the crew to occasionally handle the camera like a vending machine that had stolen their money.

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Even when a battery is made elsewhere, its innards include a significant Chinese contribution.

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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.

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Strung up in the sturdy branches of a tree are yellow and blue heavy-duty cables - once high-voltage electrical cables, their copper wire innards have now been stripped out and sold as scrap metal.

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Gurr began dissecting the figure’s innards, working primarily with parts from the airline industry.

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