Definition of core
Nouns
a small group of indispensable persons or things
"five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
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- core group, nucleus
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cadre
a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
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set
a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
the center of an object
"the ball has a titanium core"
the central part of the Earth
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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- center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
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bare bones
(plural) the most basic facts or elements
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hypostasis
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
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haecceity, quiddity
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
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quintessence
the purest and most concentrated essence of something
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stuff
a critically important or characteristic component
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cognitive content, content, mental object
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
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sample
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
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import, meaning, significance, signification
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
"each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"
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- magnetic core
the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
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chamber
a natural or artificial enclosed space
a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
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bar
a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
Verbs
remove the core or center from
"core an apple"
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core out, hollow, hollow out
remove the interior of
Vocabulary Lists for core
Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain" Chapter 1 »(262 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Frazier's "Cold...
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- abbreviate
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- unconstrained
- devastate
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