core

• "core an apple"

• "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"

Synonyms

• nucleusa part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction ; the positively charged dense center of an atom ; a small group of indispensable persons or things; (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord ; the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
• core groupa small group of indispensable persons or things

• "the ball has a titanium core"

• "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
• "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
• "the nub of the story"

Synonyms

• kernelthe inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; a single whole grain of a cereal; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• substancethe real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the idea that is intended; material of a particular kind or constitution; considerable capital (wealth or income); what a communication that is about something is about ; the property of holding together and retaining its shape; a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
• centerequally distant from the extremes ; of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually ; center upon; direct one's attention on something; move into the center; an area that is approximately central within some larger region; the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; a building dedicated to a particular activity; a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure ; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the object upon which interest and attention focuses; a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; the middle of a military or naval formation; (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team ; (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; a place where some particular activity is concentrated; politically moderate persons; (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team ; the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering ; mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game ; (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
• centremove into the center; direct one's attention on something; a low-lying region in central France ; an area that is approximately central within some larger region; a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure ; a place where some particular activity is concentrated; the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering ; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the object upon which interest and attention focuses; a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; a building dedicated to a particular activity
• essencethe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted ; the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work ; a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
• gistthe central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work ; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• heartthe locus of feelings and intuitions; the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; the courage to carry on; an area that is approximately central within some larger region; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); a positive feeling of liking; a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
• heart and soulwith complete faith; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• inwardnessthe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values; the quality or state of being inward or internal; preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
• marrowthe fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones ; any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh ; very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones ; large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins ; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• meatthe flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food ; the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• nuba small lump or protuberance ; a small piece; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• pithremove the pith from (a plant) ; soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants ; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• sumbe a summary of; determine the sum of; a quantity of money; a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers ; the final aggregate; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the whole amount ; a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
• nitty-grittythe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Synonyms

• Congress of Racial Equalityan organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
• COREremove the core or center from; a small group of indispensable persons or things; the center of an object; the central part of the Earth ; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill ; an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality ; the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work ; (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place ; a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

Synonyms

• effectproduce; act so as to bring into existence; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; an outward appearance; an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work ; (of a law) having legal validity; a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
• essencethe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted ; the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work ; a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
• burdenweight down with a load ; impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; an onerous or difficult concern; weight to be borne or conveyed ; the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work ; the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
• gistthe central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work ; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• "now superseded by semiconductor memories"
• "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"

Synonyms

• magnetic core(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data