Meaning & use
innards
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The internal organs of a person or animal, especially those of the abdomen; also, the internal parts or workings of a machine or object.
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The butcher removed the chicken's innards before roasting it.
He pried open the old radio to inspect its innards.
A note on using this word
An informal alteration of 'inwards,' used both for organic viscera and, figuratively, for the inner mechanisms of devices.
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