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intestine | thesaurus |

As nouns the difference between intestine and thesaurus

is that intestine is the alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs while thesaurus is a publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.

As an adjective intestine

is domestic; taking place within a given country or region.

intestine

English

(wikipedia intestine)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , as Etymology 2, below.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
  • One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.
    • Synonyms
    * bowel * gut * tharm
    Derived terms
    * intestinal * gastrointestinal * large intestine * small intestine
    See also
    * entrail * innard * colon

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Domestic; taking place within a given country or region.
  • * 1615 , Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia , Richmond 1957, p.2:
    • It being true that now after fiue yeeres intestine warre with the reuengefull implacable Indians, a firme peace (not againe easily to be broken) hath bin lately concluded.
  • * 1776 , (Edward Gibbon), The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , ch.1,
    • Yet the success of Trajan, however transient, was rapid and specious. The degenerate Parthians, broken by intestine discord, fled before his arms.
  • (obsolete) Internal.
  • * , I.41:
    • When you have alleaged all the reasons you can, and beleeved all to disavow and reject her, she produceth, contrarie to your discourses, so intestine inclination, that you have small hold against her.
  • * Milton
    • Hoping here to end / Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.
  • * Hume
    • an intestine strugglebetween authority and liberty
  • (obsolete, rare) Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.
  • * Cudworth
    • Everything labours under an intestine necessity.
  • (obsolete, rare) Shut up; enclosed.
    • (Cowper)

    thesaurus

    English

    (wikipedia thesaurus)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.
    • "Roget" is the leading brand name for a print English thesaurus'' that lists words under general concepts rather than just close synonyms.
  • (archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
  • (information science) A hierarchy of subject headings—canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

    • Synonyms

    * synonymicon

    Derived terms

    * thesaural

    See also

    * ontology * *

    External links

    * * * Roget's Thesaurus can be found at: http://www.bartleby.com/thesauri ----