guts
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guts¹
- /ɡʌts/
- /ɡʊts/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌts
noun
- plural of gut
noun
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The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
Similar: bowels, entrails, innards, insides, intestines, viscera
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Courage; determination.
It must have taken some guts to speak in front of that audience.
Similar: pluck, balls, nerve, audacity, bield, boldhead, boldness, bravehood, valor, braveness, bravery, courage
- Content, substance. His speech had no guts in it.
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The essential, core parts.
He knew all about the guts of the business: how things actually get done.
Similar: bowels, marrow, sum, brass tacks, core, crux, essence, gist, drift, guts, gravamen, heart
- One's innermost feelings. If you need someone to spill your guts out to, I'm here.
- The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre.
- The center of the field.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of gut
verb gutses · gutsing · gutsed
- To eat greedily.
- To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out). He gutsed out a 6-1 win.
Guts²
proper noun
- plural of Gut
GUTs³
noun
- plural of GUT
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: backbone, grit, sand, gumption, insides, innards, bowels, loins, nads, nuts, balls, cojones, bollocks, entrails, casings, gutters
Translations
Every language
noun entrails
| Español | tripas, tripa, mondongo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 배알 baeal |
| 中文 | 內臟 /内脏 nèizàng |
| Português | tripas, vísceras, entranhas |
| Français | entrailles, tripes |
| Deutsch | Eingeweide |
| Italiano | interiora, viscere, frattaglie, rigaglie, corata, coratella |
| Ελληνικά | έντερα éntera |
| Română | mațe, măruntaie |
| Русский | кишки́ kiškí |
| العربية | أَحْشَاء ʔaḥšāʔ |
| עברית | מעיים me'áim, קרביים qraváim |
noun (slang) courage
| Español | agallas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 배짱 baejjang |
| 日本語 | 根性 konjō, ガッツ gattsu |
| 中文 | 有種 /有种 yǒuzhǒng |
| Português | fígado, estômago |
| Français | tripes, cran, guts |
| Deutsch | Mumm, Eier |
| Italiano | fegato, coraggio |
| Ελληνικά | άντερα ántera, κότσια kótsia |
| Русский | хра́брость xrábrostʹ, си́ла во́ли síla vóli |
| עברית | אומץ ómetz |
noun (slang) content; substance
| Italiano | contenuto, sostanza, costrutto |
|---|---|
| Русский | фишка fiška, прикол prikol |
noun essentials; core parts
| Italiano | essenziale, essenza, cuore, nucleo, fondamenta |
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title = {guts},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guts},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
