guts B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɡʌts/ See IPA manual Freq #2797 Meanings 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 noun The organs inside the stomach area of a person or animal. The fish were cleaned and their guts thrown away. 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 Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # guts **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡʌts/ **Frequency rank:** 2797 ## Meanings 1. Courage and determination to do something difficult or frightening. 2. The organs inside the stomach area of a person or animal. 3. The most important inner parts or workings of something. ## Examples - It took a lot of guts to speak in front of that crowd. - The fish were cleaned and their guts thrown away. - He understood the guts of how the business really worked. ## Derived Forms - blood-and-guts - greedyguts - gutsy - miseryguts - worryguts ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown