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1. | [ noun ] a small group of indispensable persons or things | |
Synonyms: | nucleus core_group | |
Examples: | "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" |
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Related terms: | set cadre | |
2. | [ noun ] the center of an object | |
Examples: | "do not eat the apple core" |
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Related terms: | center corncob | |
3. | [ noun ] the central part of the earth | |
Related terms: | center lithosphere | |
4. | [ noun ] the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | |
Synonyms: | center substance essence heart sum heart_and_soul meat marrow pith nub gist nitty-gritty inwardness kernel | |
Examples: | : "the gist of the prosecutor's argument" "the heart and soul of the Republican Party" "the nub of the story" |
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Related terms: | content stuff hypostasis haecceity bare_bones quintessence summate | |
5. | [ verb ] remove the core or center from | |
Examples: | "core an apple" |
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Related terms: | hollow | |
6. | [ noun ] a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill | |
Related terms: | sample | |
7. | [ noun ] the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | |
Synonyms: | effect gist burden essence | |
Related terms: | meaning | |
8. | [ noun ] an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality | |
Synonyms: | congress_of_racial_equality | |
Related terms: | organization ngo | |
9. | [ noun ] (physics,nuclear physics) the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place | |
Related terms: | chamber nuclear_reactor | |
10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7344 | |
11. | [ noun ] a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil | |
Related terms: | bar magnetic_core magnet | |
Similar spelling: |
Corea Corey cowrie corrie Correy Correa coir Coor Corr Correia Coyer cowry cower Coury Coiro Corry Corra Corie Corrao cohere Cowher Cora Cory Cori chore |