Heart (Noun)
Meaning 1
The locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly".
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Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 4
A playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 5
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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- Nitty-gritty
- Inwardness
- Center
- Gist
- Substance
- Centre
- Meat
- Marrow
- Pith
- Heart And Soul
- Kernel
- Nub
- Sum
- Essence
- Core
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Meaning 6
A firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six".
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Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
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Meaning 7
An inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 8
An area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 9
A positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home".
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Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
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Meaning 10
A plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; "he drew a heart and called it a valentine".
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.