Related Words for core

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WordSyllablesCategories
meat
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Noun, Noun
nub
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Noun, Noun
kernel
/x
Noun, Noun
pith
/
Noun, Noun
burden
/x
Noun, Noun
heart
/
Noun, Noun
essence
/x
Noun, Noun
nucleus
/xx
Noun, Noun
inwardness
/xx
Noun, Noun
center
/x
Noun, Noun
substance
/x
Noun, Noun
marrow
/x
Noun, Noun
gist
/
Noun, Noun
sum
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Noun, Noun
effect
x/
Noun, Noun
fundamental
xx/x
Adjective
underlying
xx/x
Adjective
foundational
x/xx
Adjective
central
/x
Noun
main
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Adjective
bedrock
/x
Noun
overarching
/xxx
Adjective
innermost
/xx
Adjective
structure
/x
Noun
peripheral
x/xx
Adjective
base
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Noun
component
x/x
Noun
basic
/x
Adjective
primary
/xx
Adjective
inner
/x
Adjective
part
/
Noun
tenets
/x
Noun
intrinsic
x/x
Adjective
underpinning
/xxx
Noun
periphery
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
backbone
/x
Noun
outer
/x
Noun
facets
/x
Noun
element
/xx
Noun
cornerstone
/xx
Noun
principle
/xx
Noun
secondary
/xxx
Adjective
deepest
/x
Adjective
integral
/xx
Noun
predominant
x/xx
Adjective
philosophy
x/xx
Noun
framework
/x
Noun
ethos
/x
Noun
pillar
/x
Noun
current
/x
Noun
critical
/xx
Adjective
solid
/x
Adjective
essential
x/x
Adjective
ancillary
/xxx
Adjective
underpinnings
/xxx
Noun
vital
/x
Adjective
elemental
xx/x
Adjective
internal
x/x
Adjective
subset
/x
Noun
whole
/
Noun
overlying
xx/x
Noun
identity
x/xx
Noun
aspect
/x
Noun
strength
/
Noun
characteristic
xxx/x
Noun
dynamic
x/x
Adjective
outermost
/xx
Adjective
entire
x/x
Adjective
concept
/x
Noun
portion
/x
Noun
ideology
xx/xx
Noun
centric
/x
Adjective
trinity
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Name
values
/x
Noun
broader
/x
Adjective
keystone
/x
Noun
linchpin
/x
Noun
powerhouse
/xx
Noun
dual
/x
Adjective
existing
x/x
Verb
centre
/x
Noun
system
/x
Noun
rationale
xx/
Noun
structural
/xx
Adjective
hallmark
/x
Noun
specific
x/x
Adjective
universal
xx/x
Name
material
x/xx
Noun
monolithic
xx/x
Adjective
strengthening
/xx
Noun
surface
/x
Noun
unifying
/xxx
Adjective
competency
/xxx
Noun
cluster
/x
Noun
thematic
x/x
Adjective
hull
/
Noun
stone
/
Noun
pulp
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Noun
fruit
/
Noun
seed
/
Noun
medulla
x/x
Noun
lemma
/x
Noun
crop
/
Noun
cortex
/x
Noun
ovary
/xx
Noun
stalk
/
Noun
skin
/
Noun
trunk
/
Noun
grain
/
Noun
root
/
Noun
pistil
/x
Noun
valve
/
Noun
stele
/
Noun
putamen
x/x
Noun
vegetable
/xx
Noun
bole
/
Noun
crown
/
Noun
axis
/x
Noun
berry
/x
Noun
seed pod
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Phrase, Noun
follicle
/xx
Noun
hilum
/x
Noun
choke
/
Verb
shell
/
Noun
ovule
/x
Noun
bourse
/
Noun
integument
x/xx
Noun
spine
/
Noun
chorion
/xx
Noun
rotten
/x
Verb
cladding
/x
Noun, Verb
honeycomb
/xx
Adjective
anticline
/xx
Noun
toroidal
//x
Adjective
foamed
/
Adjective
saturate
/xx
Verb
hydrophobic
xx/x
Adjective
ferromagnetic
xxx/x
Adjective
laminated
/xxx
Adjective, Verb
windings
/x
Noun
magnetized
/xx
Verb
mantle
/x
Noun
ferrite
/x
Adjective
naacp
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Name
impervious
x/xx
Adjective
armature
/xx
Noun
transformer
x/x
Noun
aforementioned
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
alma
/x
Name
angular
/xx
Adjective, Noun
apple
/x
Noun, Verb
archival
x/x
Noun, Adjective
associational
xxx/xx
Adjective
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
basal
/x
Adjective, Noun
baseline
/x
Noun, Verb
basement
/x
Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bulk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cadre
/x
Noun
capsule
/x
Noun, Verb
cardinal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
carrot
/x
Noun, Verb
casing
/x
Noun
caucus
/x
Noun, Verb
centerpiece
/xx
Noun
centrale
x/
Noun
centralised
/xx
Adjective
centrality
x/xx
Noun
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
classified
/xx
Adjective, Noun
common
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
compatible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
constituent
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
content
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cor
/
Noun
cradle
/x
Noun, Verb
crucial
/x
Adjective
crux
/
Noun
cur
/
Noun
database
/xx
Noun, Verb
dig
/
Verb, Noun
discrete
x/
Adjective
docking
/x
Noun
dollar
/x
Noun
dominant
/xx
Adjective, Noun
downtown
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Noun, Adjective, Adverb
earth
/
Noun, Verb
elementary
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
entry
/x
Noun
fabric
/x
Noun, Verb
flagship
/x
Noun, Verb
focal
/x
Adjective, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
footing
/x
Noun
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
founding
/x
Noun, Adjective
frame
/
Noun, Verb
fulcrum
/x
Noun
fund
/
Noun, Verb
gasoline
/xx
Noun, Adjective
grassroots
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Adjective
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
groundwork
/x
Noun
group
/
Noun, Verb
guiding
/x
Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hardcore
//
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
heartbeat
/x
Noun
heartland
/x
Noun
hollow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
hub
/
Noun
human
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
hypostasis
xx/x
Noun
imperative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
important
x/x
Adjective
instrumental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
insulated
/xxx
Adjective
interrelated
xxx/x
Adjective
kern
/
Name, Verb
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
keynote
/x
Noun, Verb
knit
/
Verb, Noun
knot
/
Noun, Verb
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
limited
/xx
Adjective, Noun
mainly
/x
Adverb
mainstay
/x
Noun
mainstream
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
master
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
midst
/
Noun
minimum
/xx
Noun, Adjective
mistress
/x
Noun, Verb
mold
/
Noun, Verb
mould
/
Noun, Verb
nexus
/x
Noun
node
/
Noun
nuclear
/xx
Adjective, Noun
nuclide
xx
Noun
nugget
/x
Noun, Verb
ordinary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
overriding
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
paramount
/xx
Adjective, Name
parent
/x
Noun, Verb
permanent
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
pit
/
Noun, Verb
pivotal
/xx
Adjective
plant
/
Noun, Verb
platform
/x
Noun, Verb
predicate
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
prime
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
primordial
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
principal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
priority
x/xx
Noun
processor
/xx
Noun
quid
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Noun, Verb
quintessence
x/x
Noun, Verb
random
/x
Adjective, Noun
reactor
x/x
Noun
recognized
/xx
Adjective
regular
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
restricted
x/x
Adjective
ring
/
Noun, Verb
rote
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
salad
/x
Noun
salient
/xx
Adjective, Noun
screened
/
Verb, Adjective
seminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
senior
/x
Adjective, Name
separable
/xxx
Adjective
servicemen
/xx
Noun
shaft
/
Noun, Verb
shielded
/x
Adjective
significant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
soul
/
Noun, Verb
source
/
Noun, Verb
standing
/x
Noun, Adjective
grape
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
pigeon
/x
Noun, Verb
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
bog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
butt
/
Noun, Verb
nickel
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
sfa
x
Name
aisle
/
Noun
maypole
/x
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
girly
/x
Adjective, Noun