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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of insides¹

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

Example Sentences

“He let me have the insides of an alarm clock ... that was the beginning of it.”

From Los Angeles Times

Other clips circulating on social media appear to show a small number of people on the roof during the fire, as well as the burned out insides of the centre.

From BBC

They still get a bad rap, despite quietly occupying our insides —and sometimes even helping us.

From Salon

Does this mean that humans also have the potential to create sulfurous stinks from our own insides?

From Salon

Many of the windows had bars on the insides.

From BBC

Related Words

• belly 
• entrails 
• innards