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

core

noun

as in heart

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

heart
soul
bone(s)
gut
mind
inside
bosom
breast
inner space
blood
quick
belly
conscience
heartstrings

as in center

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

center
hub
capital
base
focus
heart
nucleus
central
mecca
locus
seat
nexus
axis
ground zero
nerve center
epicenter
headquarters
playground
navel
omphalos
essence
cynosure
kernel
where it's at
eye
hot spot
deep
hive
attraction
thick
magnet
hotbed
nub
pith
soul
quintessence
playland
polestar
lodestone
happy hunting ground
loadstone

as in essence

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

essence
heart
root
kernel
point
nucleus
pivot
crux
sum
meat
centerpiece
nub
bottom line
gist
net
theme
pith
subject
sum and substance
content
keynote
tenor
body
course
direction
substance
bull's-eye
nubbin
the long and short
thesis
meat and potatoes
the long and the short
drift
hypothesis
proposition
purport

as in body

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

body
bulk
main
weight
essence
majority
staple
whole
chief
mass
entirety
center
heart
bottom
root
nature
middle
focus
burden
substance
kernel
nucleus
total
brunt
soul
generality
matter
subject
amount
sum
heft
meat
aggregate
hub
theme
quantum
marrow
topic
totality
stuff
sum total
text
argument
seat
essentiality
quintessence
crux
pitch
point
motif
pith
nub
gist
nut
affair
purport

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

component
extension
element
part
constituent
accessory
adjunct
section
ingredient
segment
offshoot
appendage
piece
division
side
aspect
facet
quality
feature
accessary
angle

as in middle

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

center
middle
midst
interior
midpoint
inside

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

periphery
perimeter

单词	core
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 core noun 1 as in heart 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 heart soul bone(s) gut mind inside bosom breast inner space blood quick belly conscience heartstrings 2 as in center 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 center hub capital base focus heart nucleus central mecca locus seat nexus axis ground zero nerve center epicenter headquarters playground navel omphalos essence cynosure kernel where it's at eye hot spot deep hive attraction thick magnet hotbed nub pith soul quintessence playland polestar lodestone happy hunting ground loadstone 3 as in essence 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 essence heart root kernel point nucleus pivot crux sum meat centerpiece nub bottom line gist net theme pith subject sum and substance content keynote tenor body course direction substance bull's-eye nubbin the long and short thesis meat and potatoes the long and the short drift hypothesis proposition purport 4 as in body 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 body bulk main weight essence majority staple whole chief mass entirety center heart bottom root nature middle focus burden substance kernel nucleus total brunt soul generality matter subject amount sum heft meat aggregate hub theme quantum marrow topic totality stuff sum total text argument seat essentiality quintessence crux pitch point motif pith nub gist nut affair purport Antonyms & Near Antonyms component extension element part constituent accessory adjunct section ingredient segment offshoot appendage piece division side aspect facet quality feature accessary angle See More 5 as in middle 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 center middle midst interior midpoint inside Antonyms & Near Antonyms periphery perimeter
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