BOWEL
What does "BOWEL" mean?
The intestine, especially the lower part where waste is processed.
Meanings
- The part of the digestive tract below the stomach; the intestine, often used in the plural. The doctor checked his bowel for any sign of inflammation.
- The innermost or deepest part of something (chiefly in the plural, 'bowels'). The boiler room sat in the bowels of the ship. figurative
Did you know?
- 'Bowel' literally means 'little sausage' in Latin (botellus) - the same word that gives us 'botulism', the disease first traced to bad sausages.
Word origin
From Old French 'boel', from Latin 'botellus' meaning 'little sausage', a diminutive of 'botulus' ('sausage') - the intestine being likened to a sausage casing.
Remember it
BOWEL contains 'OWE' - what your body owes back to the world after a meal passes through.
A little poem
Coiled and quiet, the patient mill-
it works the dark while you sit still.
couplet
Wordplay
- Ship's engineers love a tour of the bowels: it's the one job where going deep is the whole point.
What it teaches
The deepest part of anything is rarely admired, yet it does the work that keeps the rest alive.
Quick facts
What does BOWEL mean?
The intestine, especially the lower part where waste is processed.
Is BOWEL a valid word?
Yes — BOWEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BOWEL?
BOWEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BOWEL come from?
From Old French 'boel', from Latin 'botellus' meaning 'little sausage', a diminutive of 'botulus' ('sausage') - the intestine being likened to a sausage casing.
What can BOWEL teach us?
The deepest part of anything is rarely admired, yet it does the work that keeps the rest alive.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.