core

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈkȯr

plural cores

often attributive

: a central and often foundational part usually distinct from the enveloping part by a difference in nature

the core of the city

: such as

: the usually inedible central part of some fruits (such as a pineapple)

especially : the papery or leathery carpels composing the ripened ovary in a pome fruit (such as an apple)

: the muscles of the mid-region of the torso

Your core is composed of the muscles that stabilize and move your pelvis, lower back, hips, and trunk.

Adele Jackson-Gibson

core muscles/strength

core exercises

: the place in a nuclear reactor where fission (see fission entry 1 sense 3) occurs

: an arrangement of a course of studies that combines under basic topics material from subjects conventionally separated and aims to provide a common background for all students

core curriculum

: the portion of a foundry mold that shapes the interior of a hollow casting

: a vertical space (as for elevator shafts, stairways, or plumbing apparatus) in a multistory building

g(1)

: a computer memory consisting of an array of cores strung on fine wires

broadly : the internal memory of a computer

(2)

: a tiny doughnut-shaped piece of magnetic material (such as ferrite) used in computer memories

(3)

: a mass of iron serving to concentrate and intensify the magnetic field resulting from a current in a surrounding coil

: the central part of a celestial body (such as the earth or sun) usually having different physical properties from the surrounding parts

: a nodule of stone (such as flint or obsidian) from which flakes have been struck for making implements

: the conducting wire with its insulation in an electric cable

: a basic, essential, or enduring part (as of an individual, a class, or an entity)

the staff had a core of experts

the core of her beliefs

: the essential meaning : gist

the core of the argument

: the inmost or most intimate part

honest to the core

: a part (such as a thin cylinder of material) removed from the interior of a mass especially to determine composition

core

2 of 4

verb

cored; coring

transitive verb

: to remove a core (see core entry 1 sense 1a) from

core an apple

corer noun

core

3 of 4

noun (2)

chiefly Scotland

: a group of people

CORE

4 of 4

abbreviation

ˈkȯr

Congress of Racial Equality

cores

noun

plural of core

as in hearts

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

hearts
souls
bones
insides
guts
minds
inner spaces
breasts
bosoms
bellies
blood
consciences
quicks
heartstrings

as in centers

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

centers
hubs
nuclei
bases
capitals
hearts
nucleuses
meccas
focuses
foci
nexuses
seats
centrals
axes
nerve centers
loci
playgrounds
nexus
epicenters
navels
kernels
ground zeros
headquarters
piths
cynosures
magnets
omphali
hot spots
eyes
essences
nubs
hives
deeps
attractions
hotbeds
lodestones
thicks
souls
playlands
quintessences
polestars
loadstones
happy hunting grounds

as in kernels

the central part or aspect of something under consideration at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us

Synonyms & Similar Words

kernels
roots
hearts
essences
nuclei
points
meats
nets
piths
nubs
sums
bottom lines
nucleuses
nubbins
subjects
themes
pivots
centerpieces
gists
keynotes
bullseyes
bodies
substances
contents
tenors
bull's-eyes
cruxes
meat and potatoes
directions
courses
theses
cruces
hypotheses
drifts
propositions
purports

as in bodies

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate

Synonyms & Similar Words

bodies
weights
bulks
masses
staples
mains
essences
chiefs
majorities
wholes
substances
bottoms
centers
kernels
roots
entireties
hearts
burdens
natures
nuclei
brunts
generalities
aggregates
amounts
middles
meats
subjects
souls
totalities
sums
totals
nuts
matters
quanta
marrows
hefts
nucleuses
piths
foci
topics
themes
hubs
stuff
focuses
motifs
essentialities
texts
nubs
sum totals
seats
arguments
pitches
quintessences
points
gists
affairs
cruxes
purports
cruces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

components
elements
parts
extensions
pieces
accessories
sections
segments
appendages
constituents
ingredients
features
divisions
adjuncts
offshoots
sides
qualities
accessaries
facets
aspects
angles

as in middles

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core

Synonyms & Similar Words

centers
middles
insides
midsts
interiors
midpoints

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

perimeters
peripheries

单词	cores
释义	core 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈkȯr plural cores often attributive 1 : a central and often foundational part usually distinct from the enveloping part by a difference in nature the core of the city : such as a : the usually inedible central part of some fruits (such as a pineapple) especially : the papery or leathery carpels composing the ripened ovary in a pome fruit (such as an apple) b : the muscles of the mid-region of the torso Your core is composed of the muscles that stabilize and move your pelvis, lower back, hips, and trunk. Adele Jackson-Gibson core muscles/strength core exercises c : the place in a nuclear reactor where fission (see fission entry 1 sense 3) occurs d : an arrangement of a course of studies that combines under basic topics material from subjects conventionally separated and aims to provide a common background for all students core curriculum e : the portion of a foundry mold that shapes the interior of a hollow casting f : a vertical space (as for elevator shafts, stairways, or plumbing apparatus) in a multistory building g(1) : a computer memory consisting of an array of cores strung on fine wires broadly : the internal memory of a computer (2) : a tiny doughnut-shaped piece of magnetic material (such as ferrite) used in computer memories (3) : a mass of iron serving to concentrate and intensify the magnetic field resulting from a current in a surrounding coil h : the central part of a celestial body (such as the earth or sun) usually having different physical properties from the surrounding parts i : a nodule of stone (such as flint or obsidian) from which flakes have been struck for making implements j : the conducting wire with its insulation in an electric cable 2 a : a basic, essential, or enduring part (as of an individual, a class, or an entity) the staff had a core of experts the core of her beliefs b : the essential meaning : gist the core of the argument c : the inmost or most intimate part honest to the core 3 : a part (such as a thin cylinder of material) removed from the interior of a mass especially to determine composition core 2 of 4 verb cored; coring transitive verb : to remove a core (see core entry 1 sense 1a) from core an apple corer noun core 3 of 4 noun (2) chiefly Scotland : a group of people CORE 4 of 4 abbreviation ˈkȯr Congress of Racial Equality Synonyms Noun (1) belly blood bone(s) bosom breast gut heart heartstrings inner space inside quick soul See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, of obscure origin Verb Middle English coren, derivative of core core entry 1 Noun (2) perhaps by respelling of Middle English chore "chorus, company," borrowed from Latin chorus — more at chorus entry 1 First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) 1622, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing core core city core inflation hard core rotten to the core to the core soft-core shaken to the core core competencies core city core inflation hard core rotten to the core to the core soft-core shaken to the core core competencies See More Kids Definition core 1 of 2 noun ˈkȯr 1 : the usually inedible central part of some fruits (as a pineapple or pear) 2 : the central part of a heavenly body (as the earth or sun) 3 : the central or most important part of something the core of a golf ball the core of a problem core 2 of 2 verb cored; coring : to remove the core from core an apple Medical Definition core noun ˈkō(ə)r, ˈkȯ(ə)r : the central part of a body, mass, or part cores noun plural of core 1 as in hearts the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hearts souls bones insides guts minds inner spaces breasts bosoms bellies blood consciences quicks heartstrings 2 as in centers a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state Synonyms & Similar Words centers hubs nuclei bases capitals hearts nucleuses meccas focuses foci nexuses seats centrals axes nerve centers loci playgrounds nexus epicenters navels kernels ground zeros headquarters piths cynosures magnets omphali hot spots eyes essences nubs hives deeps attractions hotbeds lodestones thicks souls playlands quintessences polestars loadstones happy hunting grounds 3 as in kernels the central part or aspect of something under consideration at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us Synonyms & Similar Words kernels roots hearts essences nuclei points meats nets piths nubs sums bottom lines nucleuses nubbins subjects themes pivots centerpieces gists keynotes bullseyes bodies substances contents tenors bull's-eyes cruxes meat and potatoes directions courses theses cruces hypotheses drifts propositions purports 4 as in bodies the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate Synonyms & Similar Words bodies weights bulks masses staples mains essences chiefs majorities wholes substances bottoms centers kernels roots entireties hearts burdens natures nuclei brunts generalities aggregates amounts middles meats subjects souls totalities sums totals nuts matters quanta marrows hefts nucleuses piths foci topics themes hubs stuff focuses motifs essentialities texts nubs sum totals seats arguments pitches quintessences points gists affairs cruxes purports cruces Antonyms & Near Antonyms components elements parts extensions pieces accessories sections segments appendages constituents ingredients features divisions adjuncts offshoots sides qualities accessaries facets aspects angles See More 5 as in middles an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core Synonyms & Similar Words centers middles insides midsts interiors midpoints Antonyms & Near Antonyms perimeters peripheries
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