bowel
Plural: bowels
Noun
- the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
- A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
- The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
- The (deep) interior of something.
- The seat of pity or the gentler emotions; pity or mercy.
- offspring
Verb
Verb Forms: boweled, boweling, bowels, bowelled, bowelling
- To disembowel; to remove the entrails from.
- To disembowel.
Examples
- He was tempted to BOWEL the letters from his rack, but decided to wait for a better play.
- The treasures were stored in the bowels of the ship.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French bouel, from Old French boïel, from Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus (“sausage”). Doublet of boyau.
Scrabble Score: 10
bowel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbowel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bowel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
bowel: valid Words With Friends Word