English to English noun
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the locus of feelings and intuitions | Example:
• in your heart you know it is true • her story would melt your bosom
source: wordnet30
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the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body | Example:
• he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
source: wordnet30
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the courage to carry on | Example:
• he kept fighting on pure spunk • you haven't got the heart for baseball
source: wordnet30
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an area that is approximately central within some larger region | Example:
• it is in the center of town • they ran forward into the heart of the struggle • they were in the eye of the storm
source: wordnet30
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Example:
• the gist of the prosecutor's argument • the heart and soul of the Republican Party • the nub of the story
source: wordnet30
6 |
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind | Example:
• he had a change of heart
source: wordnet30
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a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines | Example:
• he drew a heart and called it a valentine
source: wordnet30
8 |
a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal) | Example:
• a five-pound beef heart will serve six
source: wordnet30
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a positive feeling of liking | Example:
• 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
source: wordnet30
10 |
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it | Example:
• he led the queen of hearts • hearts were trumps
source: wordnet30
11 |
A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. | source: webster1913 verb
12 |
To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to inspirit. | source: webster1913
13 |
To form a compact center or heart; as, a hearting cabbage. | source: webster1913
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