Core

Meaning of Core

noun
  1. the tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds.
    a pineapple core
  2. the part of something that is central to its existence or character.
    the plan has the interests of children at its core
    managers can concentrate on their core activities
  3. the dense central region of a planet, especially the nickel–iron inner part of the earth.
  4. denoting or relating to a figure for inflation that excludes certain items, chiefly food and energy, that are subject to sudden and temporary price fluctuations.
    core inflation was up 2.3 percent over the 12 month period
verb
  1. remove the tough central part and seeds from (a fruit).
    peel and core the pears

Middle English: of unknown origin.

combining form, suffix
  1. denoting types of rock or dance music, typically those with an aggressive or extreme style.
    emocore

1980s: from core in hardcore (see hardcore (sense 3 of the noun)).

abbreviation, singular proper noun

(in the US) Congress of Racial Equality.

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Hyphenation of Core

Core

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Core is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Core synonyms

Meaning nucleus:

nucleus

Meaning kernel:

kernel, substance, center, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum

Meaning effect:

effect, essence, burden, gist

Meaning a place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing:

central

Meaning 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:

key

Meaning the essential facts or principles of a subject or skill:

basic, basics

Meaning a central or primary rule or principle on which something is based:

fundamental, fundamentals

Meaning a supernatural entity or force thought to be physically manifested by occult means:

elemental

Meaning the most important or senior person in an organization or group:

principal

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

primary

Meaning a principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them:

main

Meaning a leader or ruler of a people or clan:

chief

Meaning decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something:

crucial

Meaning the body's important internal organs:

vital

Meaning the fundamental elements or characteristics of something:

essential, essentials

Meaning the effective centre of an activity, region, or network:

hub

Meaning the aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its character:

quintessence

Meaning the decisive or most important point at issue:

crux

Meaning the main or central part of something, especially a building or text:

body

Meaning the system or principles according to which an activity or process is carried on:

basis

Meaning the fundamental principles on which something is based:

bedrock

Meaning an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based:

cornerstone

Meaning a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization:

linchpin

Meaning the main agent of motivation:

mainspring

Meaning an underlying basis or principle:

foundation

Meaning the basic cause, source, or origin of something:

root

Meaning a foundation or starting point for further work:

base

Meaning a solid foundation laid below ground level to support or strengthen a building:

underpinning

Meaning a point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something:

centre

Meaning the inner part of something; the inside:

interior

Meaning the point at or around the centre of a period of time, activity, etc:

middle

Meaning a woman's chest or breasts:

bosom

Meaning a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest:

recesses

Meaning the deepest inner parts or areas of (something):

bowels

Meaning the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something:

depths

Meaning entrails:

innards

Meaning the middle part or point:

midst

Core antonyms

Meaning a peripheral device:

peripheral

Meaning a person under the age of full legal responsibility:

minor

Anagrams of Core

cero

Words that rhyme with Core

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