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to core

to core

8 4.3
To remove the central part of a fruit
  • verb
  • /kɔr/
translation icon : descorazonar
  • Without peeling or coring the apples, my mother would cut them in quarters and put them in a big kettle.

Examples

  • For this you need to take your apples and you need to peel them, core them and chop them into little squares.

  • I paused to watch Mamu core the eyes out of a potato.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Dried tomatoes should be cored and halved, although opinions differ on the need to seed tomatoes when drying.

    Blog text (12)

  • To make the pie, first core the apples and then slice them into thin pieces.

  • She carefully cored the strawberries before adding them to the salad.

  • Before grilling the peppers, make sure to core them and remove the seeds.

Synonyms

to core out
vsto core
1 5.0

To remove the middle part of a fruit or vegetable, for example the core of an apple

focuses on removing the central part mainly from fruits

Idioms

to its core
4 5.6

In a way that changes someone or something very deeply and completely

rotten to the core
  • Offensive
4 8.1

Completely dishonest and morally bad in every part

Phrasal Verbs

to core out
1 5.0

To remove the middle part of a fruit or vegetable, for example the core of an apple

Compounds

hard-core
11 6.5

Very loyal and dedicated to a group or cause

core group
10 3.5

A small group of people who are most important in a larger organization or activity

hard core
5 5.4

A small group of members who are very loyal and always support it

core strength
3 3.4

Strength in the muscles around your stomach and back that helps you stay steady and move

hard-core
3 7.5

Unwilling to change bad habits or beliefs

core drill
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A tool that cuts out a round piece from hard materials like concrete or rock

magnetic core
  • Archaic
1 8.6

A small ring in old computers that stores one piece of information

magnetic core memory
  • Archaic
1 8.3

A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data

hard-core
  • Jargon
1 7.9

A game mode where death means permanent loss of progress

core bit
  • Specialized
7.8

A hollow cutting cylinder used in a drill to remove a sample of rock or concrete

core blower
  • Specialized
7.9

A machine that uses compressed air to pack sand into a box to make sand shapes for molds

core dump
  • Specialized
7.7

A file that shows what is in a computer's memory when a program crashes to help find errors

core histone
  • Specialized
8.3

A protein that DNA wraps around inside cells

core memory
  • Archaic
8.1

An old kind of computer storage that uses small magnetic rings to hold data

core memory
5.5

A very important thing someone remembers that shapes who they are and their choices

core shooter
  • Specialized
9.0

A machine that makes sand shapes for metal casting by blowing sand into a mold

core shooting machine
  • Specialized
9.7

A machine in a metal workshop that forces sand into a mould to make cores

demon core
  • Specialized
9.9

A small dangerous mass of radioactive metal used in early US tests that caused fatal accidents

How Thorough

to eviscerate
  • NSFW
6 9.5
to pith
  • Specialized
9.5
to core
8 4.3
to cut
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

core infinitive
cored past
cored past participle
coring present participle
cores third person singular

Etymology

The word core comes from Latin cor 'heart', so to core a fruit is to remove its 'heart' or central part.