insides

[ in-sahydz ]

plural noun

1. Sometimes inside. the inner parts of the body, especially the stomach and intestines:

   The coffee scalded my insides.

noun

1. the plural of inside ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of insides¹

First recorded in 1500–10; inside ( def ) + -s ³( def )

Example Sentences

The scorpion has depths that ensure their insides will also be pried open — whether they like it or not, and no matter how hard they may toil and calculate to keep all their secrets.

From Los Angeles Times

“It felt like getting a hot poker, like getting my insides ripped out. I think I described it to somebody before as like being clawed, like sharp nails, just ripping at my insides.”

From BBC

“Mother’s Day looking a little different this year... can’t wait to meet you, huge baby kicking my insides to filth!”

From Los Angeles Times

So it’s very hard to meet that moment in front of a lot of people without feeling like I’m exposing my insides to you.

From New York Times

That material, if it can be retrieved, could help scientists learn more about the history of the moon’s insides.

From New York Times

Related Words

• belly
• entrails
• innards