heart

Noun
  1. The locus of feelings and intuitions (synset 105927857)
    "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
    is a type of: hunch, intuition, suspicion - an impression that something might be the case
    same as: bosom
  2. The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs;
    Its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body (synset 105396148)
    "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
    is a type of: internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body
    subtypes:
    • 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
    has:
    is a part of: cardiovascular system, circulatory system - the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
    same as: pump, ticker
  3. The courage to carry on (synset 104864721)
    "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
    is a type of: braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
    same as: mettle, nerve, spunk
  4. An area that is approximately central within some larger region (synset 108540894)
    "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
    is a type of: area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
    subtypes:
    • center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage
    • central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city
    • storm center, storm centre - 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
    • 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)
    • midstream - the middle of a stream
    specific instances: city of london, the city - the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London
    same as: center, centre, eye, middle
  5. The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (synset 105929717)
    "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
    is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    subtypes:
    • bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements
    • 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
    same as: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
  6. An inclination or tendency of a certain kind (synset 104632183)
    "he had a change of heart"
    is a type of: disposition, temperament - your usual mood
    same as: spirit
  7. A plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom;
    Conventionally used on playing cards and valentines (synset 113888525)
    "he drew a heart and called it a valentine"
    is a type of: plane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shape
  8. A firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal) (synset 107667514)
    "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
    is a type of: organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal
  9. A positive feeling of liking (synset 107560035)
    "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
    is a type of: feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states
    subtypes:
    same as: affection, affectionateness, fondness, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness
  10. A playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it (synset 103512192)
    "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"
    is a type of: playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
    belongs to: major suit - (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts

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