heart
- noun
- /hɑrt/
- It's fun to go on an expedition into the heart of a flower.
- heart-shaped
- heart-shaped face
- displays a heart
Then you have this lovely heart chili pepper graphic.
- Then you have this lovely heart chili pepper graphic.
- Next thing I picked up was this porcelain heart nibble bowl from Asda.
- I want nothing from you other than a couple little hearts, a couple little thanks.
- Oh, it's a little heart box.
Examples
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I see a big, beautiful heart.
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It's now a habit where I look for a heart shape somewhere in nature.
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shaped like a perfect heart.
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One day he found the candy in a heart-shaped box, with a note.
Fiction book (1993) -
In his hand, he held a small, heart-shaped locket on a golden chain.
Fiction book (1992) -
Starr was standing in front of the windows, smiling, the balsam scent of the heart-shaped leaves encircling him.
Fiction book (1993) -
She's wearing red lipstick, pink flannel pajamas, cute, a little red heart on each plump cheek.
Fiction book (1991) -
Talon ambled over the sedges and grinned, stooping to stare at the heart-shaped tracks.
Fiction book (1990) -
I arranged the flowers in a vase to form a beautiful heart shape.
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For Valentine's Day, she decorated the cake with a heart made of red icing.
Idioms
To be able to do something difficult because you feel kind or brave
- Informal
To feel very jealous or sad because someone else has what you want
- Informal
A feeling of being very nervous and afraid because something scary or unknown might happen
- Informal
To show your feelings openly so other people can see them
- Informal
Being apart from someone makes you care for them more
Compounds
Deep sadness and pain you feel after losing or being rejected by someone you love
- Specialized
A condition when the heart cannot pump enough blood around the body
- Formal
A military medal given to people in the United States military who are wounded or killed in action
- Specialized
An operation where doctors open the chest to operate on the heart
- Offensive
A person who cares too much about people who are poor or treated unfairly
- Specialized
A condition in which the heart cannot pump blood well, causing fluid to build up in the body
- Specialized
A machine placed inside the body that does the work of a human heart
- Specialized
An unusual sound during a heartbeat that may show a problem with the valves in the heart
- Specialized
A heart problem present at birth that changes the heart's shape or how it works
- Specialized
A machine used during heart surgery that pumps and adds oxygen to the blood
- Specialized
A disease where arteries to the heart become narrow or blocked, causing less blood to reach the heart
- Specialized
The heart's signals stop partly or completely, causing slow, irregular beats and fainting
- Specialized
A flap in the heart that lets blood flow one way and stops it flowing back
- Specialized
An artificial device in the heart that takes the place of a damaged part that controls blood flow
- Specialized
A lower chamber of the heart that gets blood and pumps it to the lungs or body
- Formal
A United States military medal that is given to service members wounded or killed in combat
- Specialized
A heart with two upper chambers, as in mammals, birds, and reptiles
A small tropical tree that produces a heart-shaped fruit with a sweet-tart taste
- Specialized
Heart surgery done through a small cut without opening the chest
A nickname for the United States state of Alabama because it is central to Southern history and culture
The main place or person in a home that makes people feel warm and come together
- Specialized
A machine that replaces a person's heart for a short time until they can get a new heart
- Specialized
A long-term heart condition in which past fevers damage the heart valves
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heart also names the simple red shape for love because artists used a basic picture of the organ to stand for love, and that picture became the 'heart' symbol we use today. So the shape itself is called a heart.