kidney
An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
Noun 3 meanings
An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
This organ (of an animal) cooked as food.
Constitution, temperament, nature, type, character, disposition. (usually used of people)
Etymology
From Middle English kideney, kydeney, alteration of earlier kidenere (“kidney”) after ey (“egg”), of obscure origin and formation. Probably a compound consisting of Middle English *kidde (“sack”) + Middle English nere (“kidney”).
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KIDNEY at a glance
KIDNEY has 6 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (K 5 + I 1 + D 2 + N 1 + E 1 + Y 4) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,695 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with kidney
All rhymes- MONEY10
- ATTORNEY11
- JOURNEY17
- HONEY11
- RODNEY10
- CHIMNEY17
- BARNEY11
- SWEENEY13
- HACKNEY19
- CARNEY11
- GURNEY10
- TOURNEY10
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