Entry Word: core

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the seat of oneʼs deepest thoughts and emotions <in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed>

Synonyms breast, heart, quick, soul

Related Words conscience, mind

Phrases bottom of oneʼs heart

2 a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest <the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state> — see center 1
3 the central part or aspect of something under consideration <at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us> — see crux
4 the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its appendages <a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate> — see body 1
5 an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface <the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the islandʼs core> — see center 2