guts

About 1.80 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun plural of gut
2. noun The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
3. noun Courage; determination.

   It must have taken some guts to speak in front of that audience.

4. noun Content, substance.

   His speech had no guts in it.

5. noun The essential, core parts.

   He knew all about the guts of the business: how things actually get done.

6. noun One's innermost feelings.

   If you need someone to spill your guts out to, I'm here.

7. noun The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre.
8. noun The center of the field.

Similar words

backbone grit sand gumption insides innards bowels loins nads nuts

Often followed by

to and of out in for are were than

Word family

GUT GUTs gut gut course gutted gutting