Other Definitions heart (enc)
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Heart| Noun | 1. | heart - the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"hunch, suspicion, intuition - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" | | | 2. | heart - the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"athlete's heart - enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it | | | 3. | heart - the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" | | | 4. | heart - 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"area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area" inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) City of London, the City - the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London | | | 5. | heart - 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"essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, gist, kernel, substance, nub, meat, sum, core, center, marrow bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something stuff - a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" | | | 6. | heart - an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" | | | 7. | heart - 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" | | | 8. | heart - a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six" | | | 9. | heart - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" regard, respect - a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" soft spot - a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son" | | | 10. | heart - a playing card in the major suit of hearts; "he led the queen of hearts"major suit - (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts playing card - one of a pack of cards used in playing card games | |
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