CORE

Civil rights acronym

The core of something is its central and most important part: The core of his argument is that we have no rights without responsibilities.

Core is used figuratively to characterize the most important and influential members of a group: Only a core of supporters remain loyal to the president.

A core is also a cylindrical sample of something, such as the soil or ice of the earth’s surface.

To core fruit is to remove the core from it.

As an adjective, core characterizes something that is at the center or is most important: core courses, core values.

center

nucleus

Central controlling part

  • heartCirculatory system's pump
  • middleCentral point or position
  • hubCentral connection point

center · interior · kernel · innermost · central · midpoint · epicenter · focal point · nub · pivot

essence

fundamental

Forming the base

underlying · foundational · principal · primary · key · vital · crucial · root · quintessence · soul

fruit

apple

Crisp tree fruit

  • pearTapered sweet fruit
  • seedEmbryonic plant capsule
  • pitFruit's hard seed

pip · stone · remove · deseed · hollow · flesh · pulp · extract · paring · slice

anatomy

abdominal

Of the belly region

abs · muscles · stability · plank · engaged · tightening · pelvic floor · obliques · transverse · lumbar

earth

mantle

Covering or wrap

outer · molten · iron · nickel · geothermal · planetary · seismic · rotation · magnetic field · dynamo

computing

processor

Component that executes instructions

chip · silicon · architecture · computing · performance · parallel · cache · logic · execution · semiconductor

sample

specimen

Individual for examination

sediment · ice · soil · rock · geological · cylinder · tube · cross-section · analysis · sampling

Categories
Opposites
centrality/position

COREperiphery

Boundary or outer region

edge · perimeter · margin · fringe · exterior

importance/essentiality

COREperiphery

Boundary or outer region

nonessential · inessential · secondary · marginal · incidental

structural completeness

COREshell

Hard outer covering

casing · covering · wrapper · sheath · hull

Phrases
Family

corer, cores, cored, coring, coreless, hardcore, softcore, multicore

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G