Definition of hert
1. heart [ n ] the locus of feelings and intuitions
Examples:
"in your heart you know it is true"
"her story would melt your bosom"
(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
In a similar vein , but writing from the opposite side , Thomas_Taylor , a private in the 6_th Alabama_Volunteers , in a letter to his wife , stated : `` You know that my heart is with you but I never could have been satisfied to have staid at home when my country is invaded by a thievin foe By a set of cowardly Skunks whose Motto is Booty .
(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)
I looked unceasingly With my cold mind and with my burning heart '' .
(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)
He tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart .
He tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart .
He tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart .
Synonyms heart bosom Related Terms intuition2. heart [ n ] the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body
Examples:
"he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)
The original electrocardiograph primarily indicates irregularities in the heartbeat , but today 's techniques allow exact measurements of the flow of blood through the aorta , dimensioning of the heart and its chambers , and a much more detailed study of each heartbeat .
For many_of these measurements the chest must be opened , but the blood_vessels and the heart itself remain undisturbed .
One simple method of measuring the expansion of the heart is to tie a thin rubber tube , filled with mercury , around the heart and record the change in resistance as the tube is stretched .
One simple method of measuring the expansion of the heart is to tie a thin rubber tube , filled with mercury , around the heart and record the change in resistance as the tube is stretched .
Sonar can be used to measure the thickness of the heart by placing small crystal transducers at opposite sides of the heart or blood_vessel and exciting one with some pulsed ultrasonic energy .
Synonyms heart ticker pump Related Terms internal_organ biauriculate_heart athlete's_heart circulatory_system coronary_artery valve heart_valve cardiac_muscle3. heart [ n ] the courage to carry on
Examples: : "he kept fighting on pure spunk"
"you haven't got the heart for baseball"
(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)
You have n't got the heart for baseball '' .
But what you have n't got is the heart to back_up that talent with .
The heart , Phil .
You just have n't got the heart for pro-ball , and that 's it '' .
That 's what I mean by no heart for the game .
Synonyms heart nerve spunk mettle Related Terms courage steel4. heart [ n ] an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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"
(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)
On_the_contrary , even in the heart of `` the Bible_belt '' itself , as can be attested by any one who is called to work there , the industrial and technological_revolutions have long been under_way , together with the corresponding changes in man 's picture of himself and his world .
(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)
Raymond_Vernon reports that residents of East_St._Louis have been driving across the Mississippi , through the heart of downtown St._Louis and out to the western suburbs for major shopping , simply because parking is easier at the big branches than it is in the heart of town .
Raymond_Vernon reports that residents of East_St._Louis have been driving across the Mississippi , through the heart of downtown St._Louis and out to the western suburbs for major shopping , simply because parking is easier at the big branches than it is in the heart of town .
(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)
They had let this black_hole of death in Warsaw 's heart exist without a cry of protest .
Synonyms center middle heart eye centre Related Terms area city_center inner_city seat midfield hub financial_center see center_stage midstream medical_center hub storm_center city_of_london middle5. heart [ 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"
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
Certainly not in Orchestra_hall where he has played countless recitals , and where Thursday night he celebrated his 20th season with the Chicago_Symphony_orchestra , playing the Brahms_Concerto with his own slashing , demon-ridden cadenza melting into the high , pale , pure and lovely song with which a violinist unlocks the heart of the music , or forever finds it closed .
(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)
The material of the Porter film is simplicity itself ; much of_it has continued to be used over the years and the heart of_it - good_guys and bad_guys in the old West - pretty well dominated television toward the end of the 1950's .
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 summate6. heart [ n ] an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
Examples:
"he had a change of heart"
7. heart [ n ] 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"
8. heart [ n ] a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
Examples:
"a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
9. heart [ n ] a positive feeling of liking
Examples:
"he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"
"the child won everyone's heart"
10. Heart [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 19156
Synonyms Heart11. heart [ n ] a playing card in the major suit of hearts
Examples:
"he led the queen of hearts"
Rhymes with
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