Definitions for bowelˈbaʊ əl, baʊl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bow•elˈbaʊ əl, baʊl(n.; v.)-eled, -el•ing; -elled, -el•ling.
(n.)Usu., bowels. the intestine.
Category: Anatomy
bowels, the inward or interior parts: Archaic. feelings of pity or compassion.
the bowels of the earth.
(v.t.)to disembowel.
Origin of bowel:
1250–1300; ME b(o)uel < OF < L botellus little sausage
bow′el•less(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
intestine, bowel, gut(noun)
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
bowel(noun)ˈbaʊ əl, baʊl
the intestine
bowel cancer
Wiktionary
bowel(Noun)
A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
bowel(Noun)
The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
bowel(Noun)
The (deep) interior of something.
The treasures were stored in the bowels of the ship.
bowel(Noun)
The seat of pity or the gentler emotions; pity or mercy.
bowel(Verb)
To disembowel.
Origin: From boel, from botellus, diminutive of botulus.
Webster Dictionary
Bowel(noun)
one of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural
Bowel(noun)
hence, figuratively: The interior part of anything; as, the bowels of the earth
Bowel(noun)
the seat of pity or kindness. Hence: Tenderness; compassion
Bowel(noun)
offspring
Bowel(verb)
to take out the bowels of; to eviscerate; to disembowel
Translations for bowel
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
bowel(noun)
(usually in plural) the part of the digestive system below the stomach; the intestines
The surgeon removed part of her bowel.
- ingewandeAfrikaans
- أمْعاء، مَصارين، أحْشاءArabic
- чeрваBulgarian
- intestinoPortuguese (BR)
- střevo, vnitřnostiCzech
- der DarmGerman
- tarmDanish
- έντεροGreek
- intestinoSpanish
- soolestikEstonian
- رودهFarsi
- suolistoFinnish
- intestin(s)French
- מֶעִיHebrew
- आंतHindi
- crijevaCroatian
- bélHungarian
- usus, isi perutIndonesian
- þarmur, görnIcelandic
- intestinoItalian
- 腸Japanese
- 내장Korean
- žarnosLithuanian
- zarna; iekšasLatvian
- ususMalay
- darmDutch
- tarmNorwegian
- jelitaPolish
- رودهPersian
- کولمیPashto
- intestinoPortuguese
- intestin(e)Romanian
- кишечникRussian
- črevoSlovak
- črevoSlovenian
- crevaSerbian
- tarmSwedish
- ลำไส้Thai
- bağırsakTurkish
- 腸Chinese (Trad.)
- кишечникUkrainian
- آنتیں ، نظام انہظامUrdu
- ruộtVietnamese
- 肠Chinese (Simp.)
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