heart | ||
1. | [ noun ] the locus of feelings and intuitions | |
Synonyms: | bosom | |
Examples: | "in your heart you know it is true" "her story would melt your bosom" |
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Related terms: | intuition | |
2. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body | |
Synonyms: | ticker pump | |
Examples: | "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" |
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Related terms: | internal_organ biauriculate_heart athlete's_heart circulatory_system coronary_artery valve heart_valve cardiac_muscle | |
3. | [ noun ] the courage to carry on | |
Synonyms: | nerve spunk mettle | |
Examples: | : "he kept fighting on pure spunk" "you haven't got the heart for baseball" |
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Related terms: | courage steel | |
4. | [ noun ] an area that is approximately central within some larger region | |
Synonyms: | center middle eye centre | |
Examples: | "it is in the center of town" "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle" "they were in the eye of the storm" |
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Related terms: | area city_center inner_city seat midfield hub financial_center see center_stage midstream medical_center hub storm_center city_of_london middle | |
5. | [ noun ] the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | |
Synonyms: | center essence substance core sum heart_and_soul meat nub marrow pith nitty-gritty inwardness gist 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 | |
6. | [ noun ] an inclination or tendency of a certain kind | |
Synonyms: | spirit | |
Examples: | "he had a change of heart" |
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Related terms: | disposition | |
7. | [ noun ] (mathematics,geometry) a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines | |
Examples: | "he drew a heart and called it a valentine" |
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Related terms: | plane_figure | |
8. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal) | |
Examples: | "a five-pound beef heart will serve six" |
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Related terms: | variety_meat | |
9. | [ noun ] a positive feeling of liking | |
Synonyms: | affection tenderness fondness warmheartedness affectionateness | |
Examples: | "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt" "the child won everyone's heart" |
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Related terms: | feeling attachment regard soft_spot protectiveness | |
10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 19156 | |
11. | [ noun ] (cards) a playing card in the major suit of hearts | |
Examples: | "he led the queen of hearts" |
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Related terms: | playing_card major_suit | |
Similar spelling: |
hearty hearth Herta Herdt herat Hertha hereto Heyward herd Herriott Herod Herda Heard herewith hear_out Heward Herrod Herrada Heredia hart |