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core

British pronunciation/kˈɔː/
American pronunciation/ˈkɔɹ/
Core
[NOUN]
1

the central part of a fruit that typically contains seeds, like in apples, pears, and pineapples

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core definition and meaning
2

a small group of indispensable persons or things

synonyms : core group
nucleus
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3

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

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4

the central part of Earth, or any other planet

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5

a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

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6

a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

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7

the central part of a nuclear reactor where the fuel is placed and nuclear reaction takes place

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8

(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

synonyms : magnetic core
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9

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

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10

an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality

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to core
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to remove the central part or the most essential elements from something

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1

fundamental, essential, or central to the basic nature or structure of something

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Examples
1Her family is English to the core.
2He carefully cored the pineapple before serving it as a tropical dessert.
3She cored the apple and sliced it into pieces for the pie.
4He's rotten to the core.
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