innards

[ in-erdz ]
/ ˈɪn ərdz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
the internal mechanism, parts, structure, etc., of something; the interior of something: an engine's innards.

Origin of innards

1815–25; variant of inwards, noun use of inward

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British Dictionary definitions for innards

innards
/ (ˈɪnədz) /

pl n informal

the internal organs of the body, esp the viscera
the interior parts or components of anything, esp the working parts

Word Origin for innards

C19: colloquial variant of inwards