entrail
Viscera, but singular
The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines.
Almost always plural: The hunter removed the entrails before carrying the deer out.
Entrails appear in contexts of butchering, sacrifice, and divination—ancient priests read entrails to predict the future.
Figuratively, entrails can mean the innermost parts of anything: the entrails of the ship.
Large intestine section
- duodenumInitial small intestine
- jejunumSecond small intestine portion
- ileumLast small intestine segment
- bowelInternal digestive organ
cecum · sigmoid · rectum · appendix · mesentery · peritoneum · digestive tract · gastrointestinal
Edible animal organs
- gibletsEdible poultry viscera
- tripeStomach lining or nonsense
- chitterlingsPig intestines as food
- haggisScottish offal pudding
sausage casing · variety meat · liver · heart · kidney · sweetbreads · lights · pluck
Sacred ritual table
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- offeringSomething presented or given
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- priestOne who performs sacraments
temple · immolation · oblation · propitiation · ceremony · consecration · deity · pagan
Omen interpretation practice
- omenProphetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
oracle · auspice · reading · foretelling · seer · prognostication · interpretation · sign
colon
Large intestine section
- duodenumInitial small intestine
- jejunumSecond small intestine portion
- ileumLast small intestine segment
bowel · cecum · sigmoid · rectum · appendix · mesentery · peritoneum · digestive tract · gastrointestinal · mucosa
offal
Edible animal organs
- gibletsEdible poultry viscera
- tripeStomach lining or nonsense
- chitterlingsPig intestines as food
haggis · sausage casing · variety meat · liver · heart · kidney · sweetbreads · lights · pluck · gut
altar
Sacred ritual table
priest · temple · immolation · oblation · propitiation · ceremony · consecration · deity · pagan · libation
augury
Omen interpretation practice
soothsayer · oracle · auspice · reading · foretelling · seer · prognostication · interpretation · sign · presage
depths
Lowest or innermost regions
gut · inside · deep within · visceral · essence · belly · recesses · center