elements vs guts

elements

noun
  • The basic tenets of an area of knowledge, basics, fundamentals. 

  • The bread and wine of the Eucharist. 

  • The weather, such as wind or rain. 

guts

noun
  • The essential, core parts. 

  • The center of the field. 

  • Courage; determination. 

  • Content, substance. 

  • One's innermost feelings. 

  • The entrails or contents of the abdomen. 

  • The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre. 

verb
  • To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out). 

  • To eat greedily. 

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