The trunk is attached to the root. A log is the body of the tree cut down, without boughs: having bark and rind, pith and heart.
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Pith
/pɪθ/
Synonyms for "pith" (237 found)
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Closest matches (48)
affective meaningaxiomaxisbackbonebearingbench markbodybottombuilding blockburdenbuttercardinal pointcataplasmcentercenter of actioncenter of gravitycentroidcentrumchief thingchutzpah
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climaxcoloringconnotationconsequencecorecornerstonecouragecrisiscritical pointcrushcruxdead centerdenotationdental pulpdepthdistillatedistillationdrift
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effectelixirepicenteressenceessentialessential matteressentialityextensionfabricflowerfocal pointfocusforcefortitudefulcrumfundamentalgamenessgistgrammatical meaninggravamen
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gravitygreat pointgritgutsgutsinessguttinessheartheart of oakhigh pointhubhypostasisideaimpactimplicationimportimportanceimportant thinginner essenceintensionintestinal fortitudeissuejuicekernelkeystonelandmarklexical meaningliteral meaningmagnitudemain pointmain thingmarrowmashmaterialmaterial pointmattermeaningmeaningfulnessmeatmediummedullametacentermettlemettlesomenessmiddle
Related words (118)
milestonemomentmomentousnessmoxiemushname of the gamenavenavelnervenitty grittynubnucleusnuts and boltsomphalosovertonepaper pulppastepertinencepivotplaster
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pluckpluckinesspointporridgepostulatepoulticepractical consequenceprinciplepuddingpulppulp leadpulpwoodpurportquickquidquiddityquintessencequintessentialrag pulprange of meaningreal issuereal meaningrecaprecapitulationreferencereferentrelationrelevanceresumerock bottomrootrun throughrun-throughrundownsalient pointsapsaucescopesemantic clustersemantic fieldsenseshortsignificancesignificationsignificatumsignifiesine qua nonsmashsoulspan of meaningspiritspongespunkspunkinesssquashstaminastorm centerstout heartstrengthstructural meaningstuffsubstancesubstantive pointsulfate pulpsulfite pulpsumsum and substancesummarysummationsymbolic meaningtenorthe bottom linethe nitty-grittythe pointthrusttotality of associationstoughnesstransferred meaningtrue gritturning pointumbilicusunadorned meaningundertoneupshotvaluevigorvirtualityweightweightinesswhite leadwood pulp
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11 entriescentral pithpith and rindpith extractionpith raypith removalpith tissuepithiness levelpithiness of argumentpithy statementpithy summarypithy writing
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33 total sentences available.
Tom is such a picky eater that he'll diligently pick the stringy pith from an orange before eating it.
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The pith of an orange is rather bitter.
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He was wearing his usual uniform of safari-style khakis, a pith helmet on his head and a holstered spade hanging from his belt.
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