Core

//kɔː//

Synonyms for "core" (259 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Strong matches (78)

Related words (129)

material pointmattermeanmeatmedialmedianmediocremediterraneanmediummedullamemorymesialmetacentermezzomidmiddlemiddlemostmiddlingmidlandmidmost
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midpointmidriffmidshipsmidstmidtownmidwaymilestonename of the gamenavenavelnitty grittynubnubbinnuclearnucleusnuts and boltsomphalosoriginoutskirtspenetraliapitpithpivotpointpostulateprinciplepurportquickquidquiddityquintessencereal issuerecaprecapitulationrecessrecessesred light districtred-light districtresidential districtresumerootrun throughrun-down neighborhoodrun-throughrundownsalient pointsapsecret placesecret placesseedsenseshopping centershortsignificancesine qua nonskid roadskid rowslumslumssoulspiritstaplestartstorm centerstrengthstuffsubjectsubstancesubstantive pointsubstratumsuburbiasuburbssumsum and substancesummarysummationtenderlointenement districttenorthallothe bottom linethe nitty-grittythe pointthemethickthick of thingsthrustturning pointumbilicusupshotuptownurban blightvital centervitalswaistwaistlinewest endwest sidezone

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Translations

240 translations across 48 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • نِوَاة noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Aromanian

2 entries
  • njedz noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • njedzu noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • eşələk noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • koşək noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • nüvə noun (center or inner part)
  • nüvə noun (one of several parts in a computer processor)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • сърцеви́на noun (heart of a thing)
  • сърцеви́на noun (something that produces a hollow space in a casting)
  • същина noun (most important part of a thing)

Catalan

4 entries
  • caluix noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • cor noun (heart of a thing)
  • cor noun (center or inner part)
  • nucli noun (heart of a thing)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 堆芯 noun (inner part of a nuclear reactor, in which the nuclear reaction takes place)
  • 核 noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • 核 noun (one of several parts in a computer processor)
  • 核心 noun (center or inner part)

Czech

4 entries
  • dutinka noun (hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard)
  • jaderník noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • jádro noun (heart of a thing)
  • jádro noun (center or inner part)

Dutch

4 entries
  • binnenste noun (heart of a thing)
  • kern noun (heart of a thing)
  • kern noun (center or inner part)
  • kern noun (most important part of a thing)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • kerno noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • kerno noun (heart of a thing)
  • magnetkerna memoro noun (computing: magnetic memory)
  • ĉefmemoro noun (computing: magnetic memory)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kara noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • keerna noun (something that produces a hollow space in a casting)
  • kelasydän noun (a piece of ferromagnetic material inside a coil)
  • keskusta noun (center or inner part)

French

4 entries
  • carotte noun (cylindrical sample)
  • centre noun (center or inner part)
  • cœur noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • cœur noun (heart of a thing)

German

4 entries
  • Bëtzgi noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • Kern noun (heart of a thing)
  • Kern noun (center or inner part)
  • Kern noun (most important part of a thing)

Greek

2 entries
  • πυρήνας noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • πυρήνας noun (most important part of a thing)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • לב noun (heart of a thing)
  • לב noun (center or inner part)
  • לב noun (most important part of a thing)
  • ליבה noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • atomtörzs noun (atomic nucleus plus inner/core electrons)
  • magház noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • inti noun (center or inner part)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • syän noun (center or inner part)
  • syän noun (most important part of a thing)

Irish

3 entries
  • croí noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • croí noun (center or inner part)
  • croí noun (most important part of a thing)

Italian

4 entries
  • anima noun (center or inner part)
  • caparra noun (automotive: deposit of a rebuilt part)
  • centro noun (center or inner part)
  • cuore noun (heart of a thing)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 中心 noun (center or inner part)
  • 仲核 noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • 果心 noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • 芯 noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Khiamniungan Naga

3 entries
  • ā-àutīng noun (heart of a thing)
  • ā-àutīng noun (center or inner part)
  • ā-àutīng noun (most important part of a thing)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ចំនុច noun (center or inner part)

Korean

3 entries
  • 심 noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • 중심부 noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • 핵심 noun (center or inner part)

Latvian

1 entries
  • serde noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • šerdis noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Middle English

3 entries
  • colk noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • core noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • core noun (heart of a thing)

Māori

4 entries
  • hune (of breadfruit) noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • mutu noun (most important part of a thing)
  • nape noun (heart of a thing)
  • nganga noun (heart of a thing)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • kjerne noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • kjerne noun (heart of a thing)
  • kjerne noun (center or inner part)
  • kjerne noun (most important part of a thing)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • kjerne noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • kjerne noun (heart of a thing)
  • kjerne noun (center or inner part)
  • kjerne noun (most important part of a thing)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • گوبك noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Persian

3 entries
  • مغزه noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • هسته noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • هسته noun (one of several parts in a computer processor)

Polish

4 entries
  • gniazdo nasienne noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • jądro noun (heart of a thing)
  • ogryzek noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • rdzeń noun (heart of a thing)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • caroço noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • cerne noun (heart of a thing)
  • cerne noun (center or inner part)
  • cerne noun (most important part of a thing)

Quechua

1 entries
  • sunqu noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Romanian

4 entries
  • esență noun (most important part of a thing)
  • miez noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • miez noun (heart of a thing)
  • miez noun (center or inner part)

Russian

4 entries
  • активная зона noun (inner part of a nuclear reactor, in which the nuclear reaction takes place)
  • атомный остов noun (atomic nucleus plus inner/core electrons)
  • керн noun (cylindrical sample)
  • магнитопровод noun (a piece of ferromagnetic material inside a coil)

Samoan

1 entries
  • fune (of breadfruit) noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • cridhe noun (heart of a thing)
  • cridhe noun (center or inner part)
  • cridhe noun (most important part of a thing)
  • eitean noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Slovene

1 entries
  • jedro noun (most important part of a thing)

Spanish

4 entries
  • abdomen noun (anatomical core)
  • carozo noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • centro noun (heart of a thing)
  • centro noun (center or inner part)

Swedish

3 entries
  • kärna noun (heart of a thing)
  • kärna noun (hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard)
  • kärnhus noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • ubod noun (center or inner part)

Tahitian

1 entries
  • hune (of breadfruit) noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Tongan

1 entries
  • fune (of breadfruit) noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ana noun (most important part of a thing)
  • eşelek noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • maça noun (something that produces a hollow space in a casting)
  • çekirdek noun (center or inner part)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • осе́рдя noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • осе́рдя noun (heart of a thing)
  • осе́рдя noun (center or inner part)
  • середи́на noun (center or inner part)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • lõi noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • lõi noun (center or inner part)
  • tâm noun (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds)
  • tâm noun (center or inner part)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • תּוך noun (heart of a thing)
  • תּוך noun (most important part of a thing)

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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That outfit is cottagecore.

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This is the core of the problem.

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He seems like a softy on the surface, but at the core he's got an iron will that makes him an extremely tough negotiator.

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The proverb's message struck me to the core.

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