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kidneys

kid·ney
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kid-nee]
    • /ˈkɪd ni/
    • /ˈkɪd.ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kid-nee]
    • /ˈkɪd ni/

Definitions of kidneys word

  • noun plural kidneys Anatomy. either of a pair of bean-shaped organs in the back part of the abdominal cavity that form and excrete urine, regulate fluid and electrolyte balance, and act as endocrine glands. 1
  • noun plural kidneys Zoology. a corresponding organ in other vertebrate animals or an organ of like function in invertebrates. 1
  • noun plural kidneys the meat of an animal's kidney used as food. 1
  • noun plural kidneys constitution or temperament: He was a quiet child, of a different kidney from his boisterous brothers. 1
  • noun plural kidneys kind, sort, or class: He is only at ease with men of his own kidney. 1
  • noun kidneys Plural form of kidney. 1

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Origin of kidneys

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English kidenei, kidenere (singular), kideneres, kideneren (plural); origin uncertain; perhaps a compound based either on nere (singular), neres (plural) kidney (Old English *nēore; compare Old High German nioro, Old Norse nȳra); or ei (singular), eiren (plural) egg1, Old English ǣg (singular), ǣgru (plural) (by association with the organ's shape); for the first element compare dial. kid pod (akin to cod2)

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Parts of speech for Kidneys

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kidneys popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for kidneys

noun kidneys

  • heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • marrow — a partner; fellow worker.
  • stomach — Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
  • tongue — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
  • tripe — the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.

Antonyms for kidneys

noun kidneys

  • result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
  • effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
  • misrepresentation — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
  • cowardice — Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.

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