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heart (enc)

Heart

Noun1.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"
internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body
arteria coronaria, coronary artery - the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart
athlete's heart - enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance
biauriculate heart - a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles
cardiac muscle, heart muscle - the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
cardiac valve, heart valve - a valve to control one-way flow of blood
valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
cardiovascular system, circulatory system - the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
3.heart - the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
bravery, courage, courageousness - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear
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"
center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage
central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city
storm centre, storm center - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
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
midstream - the middle of a stream
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"
cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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"
disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
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"
plane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shape
8.heart - a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal
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"
attachment, fond regard - a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
protectiveness - a feeling of protective affection
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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