inners
What's tucked away
Inners is a plural noun referring to interior parts or components, typically used in specialized contexts.
In target shooting, inners designates the ring just inside the bullseye, or shots that land there.
The term also appears in clothing and footwear to describe removable inner linings or insoles.
I need to replace the inners in my hiking boots.
More loosely, inners can refer to any internal workings or hidden components of a thing.
Inside area or region
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- innardsInternal organs collectively
- gutsEntrails or boldness
- workingsInternal functioning parts
internals · insides · mechanisms · circuitry · wiring · hardware · modules · assembly
Concealed information
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- intimateClosely personal or private
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
latent · underlying · obscured · veiled · suppressed · repressed · unexpressed · unspoken
Total mental life
- mindSeat of consciousness
- soulInnermost animating essence
- selfOne's own being
- emotionsPsychological feeling states
thoughts · feelings · consciousness · subconscious · depths · spirit · heart · essence
State of proximity
- trustConfidence in another
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondingForming close connections
depth · warmth · understanding · empathy · openness · sharing · confiding · revealing
interior
Inside area or region
workings · internals · insides · mechanisms · circuitry · wiring · hardware · modules · assembly · organs
secrets
Concealed information
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- intimateClosely personal or private
buried · latent · underlying · obscured · veiled · suppressed · repressed · unexpressed · unspoken · guarded
psyche
Total mental life
emotions · thoughts · feelings · consciousness · subconscious · depths · spirit · heart · essence · identity
closeness
State of proximity
- trustConfidence in another
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- connectionA joining or relation
bonding · depth · warmth · understanding · empathy · openness · sharing · confiding · revealing · exposure
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
springs · clockwork · machinery · transmission · bearings · valves · pistons · camshaft · crankshaft · drivetrain
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
- inner tubeInflatable rubber torus
- inner peaceMental and emotional tranquility
- inner strengthMental and emotional resilience
- inner cityDense central metropolitan zone
- inner workingsHidden operational components