- gut
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)v. eviscerate, disembowel; burn out, lay waste, demolish. See destruction.II(Roget's IV) n.Syn. small intestine, large intestine, duodenum, stomach; see abdomen .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)In.stomach, belly, abdomen, *tummy, innards, intestines, bowels, *spare tire, *beer gut, *middle-aged spread, paunch.IIv.eviscerate, clean out, disembowel, dress, decimate.IIIa.instinctual, intuitive, inner, internal, visceral, deep, heartfelt, emotional.ANT.: fact-based, literal, unemotionalIV(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun Slang. The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely. Used in plural: braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, val-iance, valiancy, valiantness, valor. Informal: spunk, spunkiness. Slang: gutsiness, moxie. See FEAR. II adjective Slang. Of, relating to, or arising from one's mental or spiritual being: inner, interior, internal, intimate1, inward, visceral. See BODY.
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