insides

[ in-sahydz ]

/ ˈɪnˌsaɪdz /

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plural noun

Sometimes in·side . the inner parts of the body, especially the stomach and intestines: The coffee scalded my insides.

noun

the plural of inside.

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Origin of insides

First recorded in 1500–10; inside + -s³

Words nearby insides

inside out, Inside Passage, insider, insider dealing, insider trading, insides, inside straight, inside track, inside voice, insidious, insight

How to use insides in a sentence

It's about the delicate fabric of the universe and how our fragile insides crumble when that fabric is torn.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The agony of being so close to our goal but failing gnaws at our insides while we replay the events over and over in our heads.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nausea is the next assault, a wave so powerful it threatens to rip out your insides.
Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is worth remembering that the Boston Marathon bombers armed their pressure cooker bombs with the insides of fireworks.
Pennsylvania Student Proves You Could Buy Ingredients for a WMD on Amazon|Michael Daly|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They shoved a metal rod into her and tore her insides apart.
When India Wants the Rapists Hanged|Dilip D’Souza|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They were so hot that the butter melted over them instantly, and crisp outside, with delicious, runny insides.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
He demanded something to eat six or eight times a day, so I wondered if I had fitted his insides properly.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum
Stir over the fire till it becomes a thick paste, and fill the insides of the birds with it.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis
Hang the birds as long as possible, then pluck and draw them and wipe their insides with a soft cloth.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis
He'z quiet and peaceable, but the insides don't like to ride with him.
Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories|Bret Harte

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