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Nouns (25)

n. a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

core

n. the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place

core

n. the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"

core

n. a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

core

n. the central part of the earth

nucleus, core group

n. a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"

burden, essence, effect, gist

n. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

substance, center, sum, centre, essence, heart, inwardness, marrow, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty

n. 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"

Verbs (1)

remove the core from

v. remove the core or center from; "core an apple"

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Fuzzynyms (92)

belly, stomach, abdomen, venter

n. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

center, centre, eye, heart, middle

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

focus, centrality

n. the property of being central

hub, civic center, municipal center, down town

n. the center of a city

focus, nidus

n. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"

focus, focal point

n. a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

focus

n. a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

hub, civic center, municipal center, down town

n. the center of a city

axis, bloc

n. a group of countries in special alliance

bottom

n. the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"

ground, footing, basis

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

foundation

n. the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"

center, centre, eye, heart, middle

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

beginning, source, origin, root

n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

support

n. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

inside, interior

n. the region that is inside of something

area

n. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

substance, content, message, subject matter

n. what a communication that is about something is about

crux, crux of the matter

n. the most important point

subject, topic, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

fact

n. a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"

truth, true statement

n. a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"

center, centre, eye, heart, middle

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

fabric, framework

n. the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"

crux, crux of the matter

n. the most important point

image, prototype, paradigm, epitome

n. a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

shape, embodiment

n. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"

rule, principle

n. a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"

rule, principle

n. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"

import, significance, implication

n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

hint, tip

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

keynote

n. a fundamental or central idea

item, point, specific, detail, particular

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

soul, soulfulness

n. deep feeling or emotion

aim, purpose, intent, intention

n. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

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Antonyms (4)

surface, Earth's surface

n. the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"

outside, exterior

n. the region that is outside of something

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