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The Meaning of intestine

  • (a.) Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.
  • (a.) Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc.
  • (a.) Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.
  • (a.) Shut up; inclosed.
  • (a.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.
  • (a.) The bowels; entrails; viscera.

Synonyms

bowel , gut

Rhymes

cheston , clandestine , destin , destine , freston , hesston , heston , meston , predestine , preston , progestin , reston , teston , westin , weston