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bowel

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈbaʊəl/

Forms: bowels

bowel means: The long tubes inside your body that take useful things from food and carry away waste.

noun

INTESTINESB2

The long tubes inside your body that take useful things from food and carry away waste.

  • The doctor asked about her bowel movements.
  • This medicine helps you empty your bowels.
  • Food passes through the bowel after leaving the stomach.

Similar words: intestines, gut

Common phrases: bowel movement, bowel health

INTESTINE PARTC1

A particular section of the tubes that carry food and waste through your body.

  • The scan showed a blocked section of bowel.
  • Surgeons removed part of the damaged bowel.
  • The large bowel takes water from food waste.

Similar words: intestine

Common phrases: small bowel, large bowel

DEEP INSIDEC1

The deepest parts inside a large place or object.

  • The engine rumbled in the bowels of the ship.
  • They disappeared into the bowels of the old building.
  • Water flowed through tunnels deep in the bowels of the earth.

How to use it: the bowels of something (The treasure lay in the bowels of the castle.)

Similar words: depths, interior

Common phrases: bowel of something, bowel of the earth

Questions about bowel

What does bowel mean?

The long tubes inside your body that take useful things from food and carry away waste.

What is bowel in other languages?

Türkçe: bağırsak · Español: intestino · Français: intestin · Deutsch: Darm · Italiano: intestino · 日本語: 腸

How do you pronounce bowel?

It is pronounced /ˈbaʊəl/.

How do you use bowel in a sentence?

The doctor asked about her bowel movements. This medicine helps you empty your bowels.

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