CORE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
   Hypernyms(s) core is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bar (what does bar mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • magnetic core (what does magnetic core mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
   Hypernyms(s) core is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chamber (what does chamber mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
   Synonym(s)
   • center (what does center mean?)
   • essence (what does essence mean?)
   • gist (what does gist mean?)
   • heart (what does heart mean?)
   • heart and soul (what does heart and soul mean?)
   • inwardness (what does inwardness mean?)
   • kernel (what does kernel mean?)
   • marrow (what does marrow mean?)
   • meat (what does meat mean?)
   • nitty-gritty (what does nitty-gritty mean?)
   • nub (what does nub mean?)
   • pith (what does pith mean?)
   • substance (what does substance mean?)
   • sum (what does sum mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the gist of the prosecutor’’s argument
   • the heart and soul of the Republican Party
   • the nub of the story
   Hypernyms(s) core is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • content (what does content mean?)
   • cognitive content (what does cognitive content mean?)
   • mental object (what does mental object mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bare bones (what does bare bones mean?)
   • hypostasis (what does hypostasis mean?)
   • quiddity (what does quiddity mean?)
   • haecceity (what does haecceity mean?)
   • quintessence (what does quintessence mean?)
   • stuff (what does stuff mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • summate (what does summate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
   Synonym(s)
   • burden (what does burden mean?)
   • effect (what does effect mean?)
   • essence (what does essence mean?)
   • gist (what does gist mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) core is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • meaning (what does meaning mean?)
   • significance (what does significance mean?)
   • signification (what does signification mean?)
   • import (what does import mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a small group of indispensable persons or things
   Synonym(s)
   • core group (what does core group mean?)
   • nucleus (what does nucleus mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program
   Hypernyms(s) core is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • set (what does set mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cadre (what does cadre mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
   Synonym(s)
   • Congress of Racial Equality (what does Congress of Racial Equality mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) CORE is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • nongovernmental organization (what does nongovernmental organization mean?)
   • NGO (what does NGO mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the center of an object
   Usage Example(s)
   • the ball has a titanium core
   Hypernyms(s) core is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • center (what does center mean?)
   • centre (what does centre mean?)
   • midpoint (what does midpoint mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • corncob (what does corncob mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • core (what does core mean?)
8. Meaning
   • the central part of the Earth
   Hypernyms(s) core is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • center (what does center mean?)
   • centre (what does centre mean?)
   • midpoint (what does midpoint mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
   Hypernyms(s) core is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sample (what does sample mean?)

CORE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • remove the core or center from
   Usage Example(s)
   • core an apple
   Hypernyms(s) core is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hollow (what does hollow mean?)
   • hollow out (what does hollow out mean?)
   • core out (what does core out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • core (what does core mean?)