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core

/ core /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
Type of:
bar
Kinds of:
magnetic core
Has parts:
magnet
noun Sense 2
a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
Type of:
sample
noun Sense 3
the central part of the Earth
Type of:
center centre midpoint
noun Sense 4
the center of an object
"the ball has a titanium core"
Type of:
center centre midpoint
Kinds of:
corncob
verb Sense 5
remove the core or center from
"core an apple"
Type of:
hollow hollow out core out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
a small group of indispensable persons or things
"five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
Type of:
set
Kinds of:
cadre
noun Sense 7
the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
Type of:
chamber
Has parts:
nuclear reactor reactor
noun Sense 8
an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
Type of:
nongovernmental organization NGO
noun Sense 9
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"the nub of the story"
Type of:
content cognitive content mental object
Kinds of:
bare bones hypostasis quiddity haecceity quintessence
Derived:
summate
noun Sense 10
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Type of:
meaning significance signification
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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bar magnetic core sample center centre midpoint corncob hollow hollow out core out set cadre