guts B2 Topic:General Vocabulary 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 Appears in Idioms (2) See all blood and guts graphic violence and gore shown in a film, book, or similar work hate someone's guts to feel an extremely strong hatred for someone Proverbs (1) See all No guts, no glory Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - General Vocabulary markdown