heart
/hˈɑrt/
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Definitions
Noun
the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
Noun
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
Noun
the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven''t got the heart for baseball"
Noun
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"
Noun
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"
Noun
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"
Noun
a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; "he drew a heart and called it a valentine"
Noun
a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
Noun
a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone''s heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
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a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"
Synonyms
affection
affectionateness
bosom
center
centre
core
essence
eye
fondness
gist
heart and soul
inwardness
kernel
marrow
meat
mettle
middle
nerve
nitty-gritty
nub
philia
pith
pump
spirit
spunk
substance
sum
tenderness
ticker
warmheartedness
warmness
More General Terms
area
braveness
bravery
cognitive content
content
country
courage
courageousness
disposition
feeling
hunch
internal organ
intuition
mental object
organs
plane figure
playing card
suspicion
temperament
two-dimensional figure
variety meat
viscus
More Specific Terms
athlete''s heart
attachment
bare bones
biauriculate heart
center stage
central city
centre stage
city center
city centre
financial center
fond regard
haecceity
hub
hypostasis
inner city
medical center
midfield
midstream
protectiveness
quiddity
quintessence
regard
respect
seat
soft spot
storm center
storm centre
stuff