innards

[ in-erdz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
2. the internal mechanism, parts, structure, etc., of something; the interior of something:

   an engine's innards.

innards

/ ˈɪnədz /

plural noun

1. the internal organs of the body, esp the viscera
2. the interior parts or components of anything, esp the working parts

Word History and Origins

Origin of innards¹

1815–25; variant of inwards ( def ), noun use of inward

Word History and Origins

Origin of innards¹

C19: colloquial variant of inwards

Example Sentences

The Cape Verdean police were even more thorough than their Brazilian counterparts, using specialist cutting equipment to open up the yacht's innards.

From BBC

More walnuts — this time sliced so that their intricate innards are revealed as crisp cross-sections — are attached to the undersides of the beveled-glass tops of coffee tables, like specimens captured on microscope slides.

From New York Times

Nearby, electrical innards foraged from Chinese-made drones used for agricultural purposes were arrayed on the ground, their wires exposed as if awaiting surgery.

From New York Times

Once it’s off, you’ll need to slide the electronic innards out of the housing.

From Seattle Times

In a social media trend that won’t stop, ravenous meat eaters, mostly men, show themselves chomping on rib-eye steaks, bacon and innards.

From New York Times

Related Words

• guts
• insides