Core - English meaning

adjective

Forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental.

Usage examples:

Certain basic rules must be obeyed

noun

The essential facts or principles of a subject or skill.

Usage examples:

I learnt the basics of programming on a course

noun

A simple high-level computer programming language that uses familiar english words, designed for beginners and formerly used widely.

Usage examples:

You could write your own software in the basic programming language

noun

A woman's chest or breasts.

Usage examples:

Her ample bosom

adjective

(of a friend) very close or intimate.

Usage examples:

The two girls had become bosom friends

noun

A woman’s breasts or the front of a person’s chest, esp. when thought of as the center of human feelings

Usage examples:

He felt safe in the bosom of his family.

noun

The part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine.

Usage examples:

He felt his bowels loosen

adjective

At the point or in the area that is in the middle of something.

Usage examples:

The station has a central courtyard

noun

A place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

You're in workaholic central here

adjective

In, at, from, or near the center

Usage examples:

He grew up in central illinois., american novels often take money as their central concern., a cent…

noun

The point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere.

Usage examples:

She was so angered by this thought that she had changed forms and was halfway to the center of the …

verb

Occur mainly in or around (a specified place).

Usage examples:

The textile industry was centred in lancashire and yorkshire

proper noun

A region of central france, including the cities of orleans, tours, and chartres.

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

Usage examples:

The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

Usage examples:

Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

adjective

Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Usage examples:

Negotiations were at a crucial stage

adjective

(of a decision or event) extremely important because many other things depend on it

Usage examples:

The behavior of the oceans is a crucial aspect of global warming., the band wants to win over fans …

noun

The decisive or most important point at issue.

Usage examples:

The crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed

proper noun

The smallest constellation (the cross or southern cross), but the most familiar one to observers in the southern hemisphere. it contains the bright star acrux, the ‘jewel box’ star cluster, and most of the coalsack nebula.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation crux.

Usage examples:

The star beta crucis

noun

The distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something.

Usage examples:

Water of no more than 12 feet in depth

phrase

The lowest part of the sea

Usage examples:

The ship sank slowly to the depths of the ocean., these researchers were unafraid of exploring the …

adjective

Forming an essential or typical feature; fundamental.

Usage examples:

Failure is always apparent at this elemental level

noun

A supernatural entity or force thought to be physically manifested by occult means.

Usage examples:

Gods and elementals looked out upon the worshippers

adjective

Basic or simple but strongly felt

Usage examples:

Elemental needs/desires

noun

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

Usage examples:

Conflict is the essence of drama

noun

The basic meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

The essence of punk was a revolt against both the sound and the system of popular music., in essenc…

adjective

Absolutely necessary; extremely important.

Usage examples:

It is essential to keep up-to-date records

noun

A thing that is absolutely necessary.

Usage examples:

We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment

adjective

Extremely important or necessary

Usage examples:

A knowledge of spanish is essential for this job., there is an essential difference between the two…

adjective

Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.

Usage examples:

The protection of fundamental human rights

noun

A central or primary rule or principle on which something is based.

Usage examples:

Two courses cover the fundamentals of microbiology

adjective

Being the most basic or most important thing on which other things depend

Usage examples:

Fundamental beliefs/principles, we need to make fundamental changes in the way we treat our environ…

noun

The substance or general meaning of a speech or text.

Usage examples:

It was hard to get the gist of pedro's talk

verb

Engage in chat or gossip.

Usage examples:

I need a good friend i can always gist with

noun

The main subject, without details, of a piece of information

Usage examples:

The gist of what she said was that i didn’t know what i was talking about.

noun

A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. in vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles.

Usage examples:

It rises to a peak, called the systolic pressure, at the height of the contraction of each heartbea…

verb

Like very much; love.

Usage examples:

I totally heart this song

noun

The central part of a wheel, rotating on or with the axle, and from which the spokes radiate.

Usage examples:

Remove your wheels, and wipe them down, since the dirt gets lodged in the little nooks and crannies…

plural noun

Entrails.

Usage examples:

Just the head, pectoral fins, and innards were left

plural noun

The inner organs of a person or animal, or the inside parts of a machine

Usage examples:

The innards of radios, frogs’ innards

adjective

Situated on or relating to the inside of something; inner.

Usage examples:

The interior lighting is not adequate

noun

The inner part of something; the inside.

Usage examples:

The interior has been much restored

adjective

Inner; on or from the inside

Usage examples:

The interior surface of the seashell was smooth., [ u ] a car’s interior

noun

A softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its shell.

Usage examples:

The kernel of a walnut

noun

The edible part of a nut that is inside the shell, or the whole seed of a grain plant

Usage examples:

Fig. there’s a kernel of truth in what he said (= some small part of it is true).

noun

A small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it.

Usage examples:

There were two keys to the cupboard

adjective

Of crucial importance.

Usage examples:

She became a key figure in the suffragette movement

verb

Enter or operate on (data) by means of a computer keyboard or telephone keypad.

Usage examples:

Not everyone can key data quickly and accurately

adjective

Chief in size or importance.

Usage examples:

A main road

noun

A principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them.

Usage examples:

A faulty gas main

noun

(in the game of hazard) a number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9) called by a player before dice are thrown.

noun

A long white-fleshed gourd with green skin, which is eaten as a vegetable.

Usage examples:

Other specialist bags have been developed especially for salads and vegetables including even marro…

noun

A friend, companion, or workmate (often used as a form of address).

Usage examples:

Come here, marrer, we need to talk

noun

The soft, fatty tissue in the center of bones

noun

The flesh of an animal, typically a mammal or bird, as food (the flesh of domestic fowls is sometimes distinguished as poultry ).

Usage examples:

Pieces of meat

noun

The flesh of an animal when it is used for food

Usage examples:

Get a pound of chopped meat from the supermarket on your way home.

noun

The point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something.

Usage examples:

She stood alone in the middle of the street

adjective

At an equal distance from the extremities of something; central.

Usage examples:

The early and middle part of life

verb

Short for middle term.

preposition

In the middle of.

Usage examples:

And midst them are those of sydney agricultural university whose chardonnay is a premium wine in th…

noun

The middle part or point.

Usage examples:

He left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm

noun

Fmlmiddle

Usage examples:

Long beach is in the midst of a revival., the pear tree stoodin the midst of a rainbow of flowers.

noun

The crux or central point of a matter.

Usage examples:

The nub of the problem lies elsewhere

noun

The most important or basic part of something

Usage examples:

What do you think is the nub of the problem?

noun

The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.

Usage examples:

The nucleus of a british film-producing industry

noun

The central part of something

Usage examples:

These two people will form the nucleus of a new management team to promote sales in south america.

noun

The best or highest ranking person or thing

Usage examples:

She’s still number one in tennis.

noun

The person or thing that is the best or has the most important position in an organization, group, market, etc.

Usage examples:

They ran an aggressive advertising campaign as part of their plan to become number one in the uk ma…

noun

The spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits.

Usage examples:

Remove the rind and white pith from the lemons and then cut the flesh into very thin slices, removi…

verb

Remove the pith from.

Usage examples:

Peel and pith the oranges

adjective

Of chief importance; principal.

Usage examples:

The government's primary aim is to see significant reductions in unemployment

noun

(in the us) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election.

Usage examples:

These two republicans should win their primaries easily

verb

Former term for palaeozoic.

adjective

First in order of importance; main.

Usage examples:

The country's principal cities

noun

The most important or senior person in an organization or group.

Usage examples:

A design consultancy whose principal is based in san francisco

adjective

First in order of importance

Usage examples:

Iraq’s principal export is oil.

noun

The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Usage examples:

He was the quintessence of political professionalism

noun

The most typical example

Usage examples:

An american football game is the quintessence of machismo.

noun

A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.

Usage examples:

A table set into a recess

verb

Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.

Usage examples:

The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun

A small space in a room, formed by one part of a wall being farther back than the parts on each side

noun

A particular kind of matter with uniform properties.

Usage examples:

A steel tube coated with a waxy substance

noun

A material with particular physical characteristics

Usage examples:

The pesticide contains a substance that is toxic to insects., surprisingly, these filmmakers opted …

adjective

Absolutely necessary; essential.

Usage examples:

Secrecy is of vital importance

noun

The body's important internal organs.

Usage examples:

He felt the familiar knot contract in his vitals

adjective

Necessary or extremely important for the success or continued existence of something

Usage examples:

The existence of a strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy., the kidneys play a vital rol…