US /ɡʌts/
noun verb Freq #2797

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Courage and determination to do something difficult or frightening.

    It took a lot of guts to speak in front of that crowd.

  2. 2
    noun

    The organs inside the stomach area of a person or animal.

    The fish were cleaned and their guts thrown away.

  3. 3
    noun

    The most important inner parts or workings of something.

    He understood the guts of how the business really worked.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · courage and determination... backbonecourageboldnessnervebraverydaring
2 noun · the organs inside the... entrailsinnardsinsidesviscera
3 noun · the most important inner... coreheartessencegist
Word family
Derived forms blood-and-gutsgreedygutsgutsymiserygutsworryguts

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