core

Speech parts

1. core - Noun

2. core - Adjective

3. core - Verb

4. Core - Proper noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

gist center centre heart substance nucleus essence kernel marrow crux heart and soul foundation effect nub middle
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Antonyms

rand marc neb ana hulk miscellany
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Hypernyms

center NGO centre chamber set meaning

Hyponyms

quintessence stuff cadre hypostasis corncob quiddity

Phrases with the word

The core to the core six-core central core urban core core driver

Derivatives

cord coring

Anagrams

cero creo ocre ROCE

Examples

The 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

Close letter words and terms

Cordyline australis Cordyline terminalis Cordylus core accretion core ball core belief