1. core - Noun
2. core - Adjective
3. core - Verb
4. Core - Proper noun
A body of individuals; an assemblage.
A miner's underground working time or shift.
A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer.
The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince.
The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a square.
The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject.
The prtion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern.
A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver.
The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple.
To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy. Michael E. Porter
It is time to return to those core values, time to get back to basics: to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family, and not shuffling it off on other people and the state. John Major
The Fourth Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion. Potter Stewart
My brain is only a receiver. In the universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength, inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists. Nikola Tesla
Many a rose-cheeked apple is rotten at the core. Irish Proverb
Sodom apples outwardly fair, ashes at the core. Romanian Proverb