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heart
noun(heart)
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
Synonyms: pump, ticker,
Examples:
He stood still, his heart thumping wildly.
heart
noun(heart)
the courage to carry on
Synonyms: mettle, nerve, spunk,
Examples:
You haven't got the heart for baseball.
heart
noun(heart)
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
Synonyms: center, centre, eye, middle,
Examples:
They ran forward into the heart of the struggle.
heart
noun(heart)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum,
Examples:
The heart and soul of the Republican Party.
heart
noun(heart)
the locus of feelings and intuitions
Synonyms: bosom,
Examples:
In your heart you know it is true.
heart
noun(heart)
a positive feeling of liking
Synonyms: affection, affectionateness, fondness, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness,
Examples:
The child won everyone's heart.
heart
noun(heart)
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
Synonyms: spirit,
Examples:
He had a change of heart.
heart
noun(heart)
a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
Examples:
A five-pound beef heart will serve six.
heart
noun(heart)
a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
Examples:
He drew a heart and called it a valentine.
heart
noun(heart)
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
Examples:
He led the queen of hearts.
Hearts were trumps.

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