the bowels

plural noun

literary

: the deep inner parts of something

They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.

The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.

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On average, magnesium citrate takes two hours to affect the bowels. —

Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025 The procedure has spread, primarily thanks to increasingly loud rumblings in the bowels of Reddit. —

Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024 Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti defended his player in the bowels of the Mestalla post-match, and revealed hopes that upon review both men in question would instead receive yellow cards while Vinicius' red was cancelled. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 His boisterous laugh could be heard throughout the bowels of the Wells Fargo Center before and after morning skate on Tuesday morning. —

Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the bowels