the bowels

plural noun

literary
: the deep inner parts of something
They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.
The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.

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The boom at the other end seemed to rumble from the bowels of the Kop. Simon Hughes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that affects the bowels. Jenna Anderson, Health, 14 Apr. 2025 Today, the dark tunnels in the bowels of the city are closed to the public but remain in use A Tribune tour of the tunnels in 2017 provided a rare look into the world below the city. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 That was evident as Lee traversed the bowels of the arena leading up to the Hornets’ 130-94 loss to Boston in Charlotte’s penultimate game of the 2024-25 campaign. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the bowels

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“The bowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bowels. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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