core
468
3.2
- noun
- /kɔr/
:
núcleo
- I believe the solution at its core is not new.
- a core curriculum
- core standards
- core values
You feel like you belong and at your core, you feel loved.
- You feel like you belong and at your core, you feel loved.
- With the simple passage of time, the core issues will remain.
- I understand the emotional core of what he is saying.
- Like this is a, this is a core skill that's needed.
- What is the actual core of architecture?
- And that was the the core of what he was doing.
- Do you think at its core it's part of human nature?
- But if you don't have that core, none of it works.
- Are they doing something that my core values don't align with?
- That was a core focus of my candidacy.
- Must hold conservative core values and be open minded.
- Those were really, you know, the people, the true core audience for that.
Examples
-
These all flow from the core values that we commit to.
-
Like how can I get to the core of why this is so?
-
Do you think at its core it's part of human nature?
-
You feel like you belong and at your core, you feel loved.
-
That is at the core of friendship, he says.
-
What are your needs, your core emotional needs?
-
It's part of our core philosophy.
-
Promoting the freedom to read widely has long been a core aspect of library programs.
Academic text (2015) -
Understanding young adolescent development stands at the core of educational excellence at the middle level.
Academic text (2013) -
At its core, the issue is about human rights and equality.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
The central part of something, for example an idea or a place
441
4.8
The central idea or most important part of something
378
2.8
The main part or ingredient from which something is made
282
1.0
The most important part or person that gets most attention
188
4.3
The main idea of something said or written
166
6.7
The main idea of a speech or piece of writing
122
4.5
The most important part that makes something what it is
78
5.5
The main part of an idea or talk that matters most
48
4.5
The most important part of a plan or project
46
4.6
The main point of what someone says or writes
46
5.3
A very important idea or part that something depends on
37
4.2
An important idea or thing that other things depend on
32
3.4
The main part that supports a system or group
28
3.4
The most important part that holds a group or thing together
21
5.4
Central part of an idea or argument
18
4.9
The main support that people or things depend on
14
6.5
The most important specific details of a plan or problem
13
3.9
The most important part of a problem or discussion
12
7.7
The most important part of something
8
6.3
A small group of people at the center of a larger team or activity
6
6.7
The main point people argue about in a discussion
6
5.1
The most important part that holds other parts together in a system
3
7.6
The main part or idea that other things depend on
1
7.7
The main part of an idea or argument
1
3.4
The most important idea in a discussion or text
The most important part of an idea or theory that you must understand
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
10
3.5
A small group of people who are most important in a larger organization or activity
3
3.4
Strength in the muscles around your stomach and back that helps you stay steady and move
- Specialized
1
6.1
A tool that cuts out a round piece from hard materials like concrete or rock
- Archaic
1
8.3
A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data
- Specialized
A hollow cutting cylinder used in a drill to remove a sample of rock or concrete
- Specialized
A machine that uses compressed air to pack sand into a box to make sand shapes for molds
- Specialized
A file that shows what is in a computer's memory when a program crashes to help find errors
- Specialized
A machine that makes sand shapes for metal casting by blowing sand into a mold
- Specialized
A machine in a metal workshop that forces sand into a mould to make cores
- Specialized
A small dangerous mass of radioactive metal used in early US tests that caused fatal accidents
How Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word core comes from the Latin root cor meaning 'heart'. Think of the 'heart' of an idea — the most central and important part — so core means the essential centre.