insides

American  

[in-sahydz] / ˈɪnˌsaɪdz /

plural noun

1. Sometimes inside the inner parts of the body, especially the stomach and intestines.

   The coffee scalded my insides.

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noun

1. the plural of inside.

Etymology

Origin of insides

First recorded in 1500–10; inside ( def. ) + -s ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

My breath catches, and the herd of wild horses is back, trampling all over my insides.

From Literature

As one dinner began, my family unhappily discovered I’d poked a hole in the crust of a loaf of bread and hollowed out its soft insides for my own enjoyment.

From The Wall Street Journal

The grove was darker than a crow’s insides now.

From Literature

I flinched, my insides crawling, but I stood stock still.

From Literature

He laughs—a harsh, grating sound that tears up my insides.

From Literature

Related Words

• belly
• entrails
• innards