Definition of cor
1. core [ n ] a small group of indispensable persons or things
Examples:
"five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
(Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)
Members of higher and lower social_status often cluster around this nucleus , so_that Protestant figures on social_class give the impression of spread over all social_classes ; but this is deceptive , for the core of membership is concentrated in a single social and economic stratum .
The congregation perishes when it is no_longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover , residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have_to recruit constantly in their core stratum in_order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church without collapsing , but they need adequate recruits for the core stratum in_order to preserve economic integration .
The congregation perishes when it is no_longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover , residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have_to recruit constantly in their core stratum in_order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church without collapsing , but they need adequate recruits for the core stratum in_order to preserve economic integration .
The congregation perishes when it is no_longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover , residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have_to recruit constantly in their core stratum in_order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church without collapsing , but they need adequate recruits for the core stratum in_order to preserve economic integration .
The task of a congregation would be defined , according to economic integration , as the work of co-opting individuals and families of similar social and economic position to replenish the nuclear core of the congregation .
Synonyms core nucleus core_group Related Terms set cadre2. core [ n ] the center of an object
Examples:
"do not eat the apple core"
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
That_is , when Mr._Milstein thrust straight to the core of the music , sparks flying , bow shredding , violin singing , glittering and sometimes spitting , Mr._Hendl could go_along .
(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)
And without high density in the core , rapid-transit systems cannot be maintained economically , let_alone built from_scratch at today 's prices .
(Francis Pollini, Night....)
* * h Automatically , Finnegan started going_over today 's lesson * * h Capitalism rots from the core .
(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)
Only paved alleyways tunneled through the walls of those fortresses into the mysterious core of intimacy behind the houses where backyards owned no fences , where one man 's property blended with the next to form courtyards in which no one knew privacy .
Synonyms core Related Terms center corncob3. core [ n ] the central part of the earth
Used in print:(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)
These waves have shown that 1800 miles below the surface a liquid core begins , and that it , in_turn , has a solid inner core .
These waves have shown that 1800 miles below the surface a liquid core begins , and that it , in_turn , has a solid inner core .
Synonyms core Related Terms center lithosphere4. core [ n ] the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Examples: : "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"the nub of the story"
(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)
George_Meredith has said that fervor is the core of style .
(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)
It forms the core of many , perhaps most , problems of psychotherapy .
Synonyms center substance essence core heart sum heart_and_soul marrow nub meat inwardness pith nitty-gritty gist kernel Related Terms content stuff hypostasis haecceity bare_bones quintessence summate5. core [ v ] remove the core or center from
Examples:
"core an apple"
(Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)
Peel , core , and slice across enough apples to make a dome in the pie tin , and set_aside .
Synonyms core Related Terms hollow6. core [ n ] a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
Used in print:(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)
The cores of deep sea sediments and content of collectors in remote regions are valuable in this category .
Synonyms core Related Terms sample7. core [ n ] the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Synonyms effect core burden gist essence Related Terms meaning8. core [ n ] an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
Synonyms core congress_of_racial_equality Related Terms organization ngo9. core [ n ] the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
Synonyms core Related Terms chamber nuclear_reactor10. Core [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7344
Synonyms Core11. core [ n ] a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
Synonyms core Related Terms bar magnetic_core magnetRhymes with
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