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Core Central Part Noun Kɔː(R Kɔːr Report Argument

Word3 core
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /kɔː(r)/ /kɔːr/
Example
  • this report goes to the core of the argument.
  • dutch paintings form the core of the collection.
  • concern for the environment is at the core of our policies.
  • our need for love lies at the very core of our being.
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core

(noun)/kɔː(r)/ /kɔːr/
  1. the most important or central part of something
    • SEE ALSO Common Core
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/common-core
    • This report goes to the core of the argument.
    • Dutch paintings form the core of the collection.
    • Concern for the environment is at the core of our policies.
    • Our need for love lies at the very core of our being.
    • She claimed the original six countries of the EU constituted an inner core within the larger union.
    • None of the characters really gives the film an emotional core.

    Extra Examples

    • A new spirit welled up from the very core of the nation.
    • At the core of our convictions is belief in individual liberty.
    • There was a hollow core of sadness inside me.
    • These ideas formed the core of his philosophy.
    • This is seen as the central core of the government's policy.
    • We want to get to the core of the problem.
    • a common core of shared understanding about law and government
    • the emotional core of her music
    • This was a man he detested from the core of his heart.
  2. the central part of an object
    • the earth’s core
    • the core of a nuclear reactor
    • The standards of housing and education are often lower in the older urban cores (= the centres of towns or cities).

    Extra Examples

    • heat from the earth's core
    • Each fibre has a hollow core trapping still air and aiding warmth.
  3. the hard central part of a fruit such as an apple, that contains the seeds
    • an apple core
  4. the muscles of the lower back and stomach area which help you to maintain good balance, etc.
    • Your posture will improve as your core becomes stronger.
  5. a small group of people who take part in a particular activity
    • He gathered a small core of advisers around him.
  6. so that the whole of a thing or a person is affected
    • She was shaken to the core by the news.
    • He's a politician to the core (= in all his attitudes and actions).

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: of unknown origin.
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