core, n.
(cores)
freq. cnt. 14
(cores)
freq. cnt. 14
a small group of indispensable persons or things
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
core core group nucleus
sample sentences
"five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
the center of an object
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
core
sample sentences
"the ball has a titanium core"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum
sample sentences
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument""the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"the nub of the story"
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derivationally related form
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semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the central part of the Earth
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
core
semantic pointers
hypernym
a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
core
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hypernym
a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
<noun.artifact>
core
the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
<noun.artifact>
core
(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
<noun.artifact>
core magnetic core
sample sentences
"each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"
semantic pointers
hypernym
part holonym
magnetic core memory, core memory
random-access memory, random memory, random access memory, RAM, read/write memory
domain of synset (topic)
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
burden core effect essence gist
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hypernym