The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince.
The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a square.
The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject.
The prtion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern.
A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver.
The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple.
To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.
A mass of iron, usually made of thin plates, upon which the conductor of an armature or of a transformer is wound.
At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self. Brendan Francis
Sure, I did a lot of things in excess. But if you look at the core, the foundation of what I pursued, what red-blooded young American male in my position wouldn't? Charlie Sheen
We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their healthcare. Barack Obama
Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all. Isaac Asimov
The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. Max Lerner
core in Afrikaans is pit
core in Dutch is kern, pit
core in Finnish is ydin
core in French is noyau
core in German is Magnetkern, Innenteil, Kern
core in Hungarian is magtok, mag, vminek a belseje, vminek a magja
core in Italian is nucleare
core in Norwegian is kjerne
core in Swedish is ledare
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