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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [kawr, kohr]
- /kɔr, koʊr/
- /kɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kawr, kohr]
- /kɔr, koʊr/
Definitions of core word
- countable noun core The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips. 3
- verb core If you core a fruit, you remove its core. 3
- countable noun core The core of an object, building, or city is the central part of it. 3
- singular noun core The core of something such as a problem or an issue is the part of it that has to be understood or accepted before the whole thing can be understood or dealt with. 3
- singular noun core A core team or a core group is a group of people who do the main part of a job or piece of work. Other people may also help, but only for limited periods of time. 3
- singular noun core In a school or college, core subjects are a group of subjects that have to be studied. 3
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Origin of core
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; 1945-50 for def 11; Middle English; origin uncertain; perhaps < Old French cors body < Latin corpus
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Parts of speech for Core
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
core popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
core usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for core
noun core
- body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
verb core
- deseed — To deseed a fruit or vegetable means to remove all the seeds from it.
adjective core
- central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
- fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- main — chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
- principal — first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
Antonyms for core
noun core
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
- covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- perimeter — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
adjective core
- peripheral — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
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