The meaning of Cruxes

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

The tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds.

Usage examples:

A pineapple core

verb

Remove the tough central part and seeds from (a fruit).

Usage examples:

Peel and core the pears

combining form

Denoting types of rock or dance music, typically those with an aggressive or extreme style.

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Emocore

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…

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.

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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

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

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 idea that a company's performance must be measured not only in relation to profits, but also to its effect on the environment and society as a whole

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Financial centres' attitudes will only change when triple bottom line issues have a real effect on …