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bowel

Definition

  • noun: the long tube in the body that helps digest food and carries solid waste out of the body
  • noun: one of the divisions of the intestines
  • often plural
  • synonyms: intestine, gut, compassion

Examples

  • The engine room is down in 'the bowels of' the ship.

  • The patient made/had a normal 'bowel movement'.

  • They dug deep into 'the bowels of' the earth.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Look at this map. Memorize it. Your memory may save your life. - Do you see this room? - Yeah. That is where the darkness lies. The demon is in the bowels of this building. It hides behind the face of an innocent. You mean a child? Don't believe your eyes. (..)
    2006 Silent Hill